Utilising the Rasch Model to Gain Insight into Students' Understanding of Class Inclusion Concepts in Geometry

Title
Utilising the Rasch Model to Gain Insight into Students' Understanding of Class Inclusion Concepts in Geometry
Publication Date
2007
Author(s)
Serow, Penelope Anne
( author )
OrcID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6775-178X
Email: pserow2@une.edu.au
UNE Id une-id:pbaker31
Editor
Editor(s): Jane Watson and Kim Beswick
Type of document
Conference Publication
Language
en
Entity Type
Publication
Publisher
Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (MERGA)
Place of publication
Adelaide, Australia
UNE publication id
une:11081
Abstract
This study extends research into the van Hiele Theory by narrowing the microscopic lens and providing a focused analysis on the understanding and development of class inclusion concepts in Geometry. This paper integrates two qualitative frameworks, identified through the utilisation of the SOLO model, that indicate developmental growth in understanding of relationships among figures, and relationships among properties. This is considered via a quantitative approach, using a Rasch analysis model, which provides a comparison of the complexity of seven different interview tasks within the context of triangles and quadrilaterals.
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Citation
Mathematics: Essential Research, Essential Practice. Proceedings of the 30th Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, v.2, p. 651-660
ISBN
9781920846145
Start page
651
End page
660

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