Teaching and learning of geometry : a literature review on current developments in theory and practice
- Geometry is part of the core of mathematics. It has been relevant ever since people have interacted with nature and its phenomena. Geometry’s relevance to the teaching and learning of mathematics can be emphasized, too. Nevertheless, a current potential shift in the topics of mathematics education to the detriment of geometry might be emerging. That is, other topics related to mathematics are seeming to grow in importance in comparison to geometry. Despite this, or perhaps because of it, geometry is an important component of current research in mathematics education. In the literature review, we elaborate relevant foci on the basis of current conference proceedings. By means of about 50 journal articles, five main topics are elaborated in more detail: geometric thinking and practices, geometric contents and topics, teacher education in geometry, argumentation and proof in geometry, as well as the use of digital tools for the teaching and learning of geometry. Conclusions and limitations for current and future research on geometry are formulated at the end of the article. In particular, the transfer to the practices of geometric teaching is explored on the basis of the elaborated research findings in order to combine both aspects of the teaching and learning of geometry.
Author: | Simone JablonskiORCiDGND, Matthias LudwigORCiDGND |
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URN: | urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-845149 |
DOI: | https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci13070682 |
ISSN: | 2227-7102 |
Parent Title (English): | Education sciences |
Publisher: | MDPI |
Place of publication: | Basel |
Document Type: | Article |
Language: | English |
Date of Publication (online): | 2023/07/04 |
Date of first Publication: | 2023/07/04 |
Publishing Institution: | Universitätsbibliothek Johann Christian Senckenberg |
Release Date: | 2024/06/14 |
Tag: | argumentation; digital tools; geometry; professional development |
Volume: | 13 |
Issue: | 7, art. 682 |
Article Number: | 682 |
Page Number: | 15 |
First Page: | 1 |
Last Page: | 15 |
Note: | Gefördert durch den Open-Access-Publikationsfonds der Goethe-Universität |
HeBIS-PPN: | 520854640 |
Institutes: | Informatik und Mathematik / Mathematik |
Dewey Decimal Classification: | 3 Sozialwissenschaften / 37 Bildung und Erziehung / 370 Bildung und Erziehung |
5 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik / 51 Mathematik / 510 Mathematik | |
Sammlungen: | Universitätspublikationen |
Open-Access-Publikationsfonds: | Informatik und Mathematik |
Licence (German): | ![]() |