Preservice education of math teachers using paradoxes

Volume: 21, Issue: 3, Pages: 265 - 287
Published: Jun 1, 1990
Abstract
This is a report on a naturalistic study of the role mathematical paradoxes can play in the preservice education of high school mathematics teachers. The study examined the potential of paradoxes as a vehicle for: (a) sharpening student-teachers' mathematical concepts; (b) raising their pedagogical awareness of the constructive role of fallacious reasoning in the development of mathematical knowledge. Course material development and data...
Paper Details
Title
Preservice education of math teachers using paradoxes
Published Date
Jun 1, 1990
Volume
21
Issue
3
Pages
265 - 287
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