A Cross-Age Study of Students’ Understanding of Fractals
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| author | Fatih Karakuş |
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| contents | A Cross-Age Study of Students’ Understanding of Fractals Fatih Karakuş Educación Cross age Study Fractal Geometry Students’ Understandings The purpose of this study is to examine how students understand fractals depending on age. Students’ understandings were examined in four dimensions: defining fractals, determining fractals, finding fractal patterns rules and mathematical operations with fractals. The study was conducted with 187 students (grades 8, 9, 10) by using a two-tier test consisting of nine questions prepared based on the literature and Turkish mathematics and geometry curriculums. The findings showed that in all grades, students may have misunderstandings and lack of knowledge about fractals. Moreover, students can identify and determine the fractals, but when the grade level increased, this success decreases. Although students were able to intuitively determine a shape as fractal or not, they had some problems in finding pattern rules and formulizing them. 2013 artículo científico 0103-636X https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=291229747007 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=2912 Boletim de Educação Matemática application/pdf Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho Boletim de Educação Matemática (Brasil) Num.47 Vol.27 |
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| spellingShingle | A Cross-Age Study of Students’ Understanding of Fractals Fatih Karakuş Educación Cross age Study Fractal Geometry Students’ Understandings A Cross-Age Study of Students’ Understanding of Fractals Fatih Karakuş Educación Cross age Study Fractal Geometry Students’ Understandings The purpose of this study is to examine how students understand fractals depending on age. Students’ understandings were examined in four dimensions: defining fractals, determining fractals, finding fractal patterns rules and mathematical operations with fractals. The study was conducted with 187 students (grades 8, 9, 10) by using a two-tier test consisting of nine questions prepared based on the literature and Turkish mathematics and geometry curriculums. The findings showed that in all grades, students may have misunderstandings and lack of knowledge about fractals. Moreover, students can identify and determine the fractals, but when the grade level increased, this success decreases. Although students were able to intuitively determine a shape as fractal or not, they had some problems in finding pattern rules and formulizing them. 2013 artículo científico 0103-636X https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=291229747007 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=2912 Boletim de Educação Matemática application/pdf Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho Boletim de Educação Matemática (Brasil) Num.47 Vol.27 |
| title | A Cross-Age Study of Students’ Understanding of Fractals |
| topic | Educación Cross age Study Fractal Geometry Students’ Understandings |
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