More about mathematical paradoxes in preservice teacher education

This is a third report on a naturalistic study in Israel 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; and (b) raising their pedagogical awareness of the constructive role of fallacious reasoning in the development of mathematical knowledge. Course material...