Investigations of Prospective Elementary Mathematics Teachers’ Lesson Plays on Multiplication of Fractions

Authors : Deniz Eroğlu, Katibe Gizem Yığ

Pages : 465-494

Doi:10.17522/balikesirnef.1650562

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Publication Date : 2025-12-29

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :The purpose of this study was to investigate the teaching images of prospective teachers for the multiplication of fractions in lesson plays. It was conducted at a public university in the southern region of Turkey and included 23 third-year prospective teachers (21 females and 2 males) enrolled in a mathematics teacher education program. A lesson play was used as a data collection tool, and 23 lesson plays were prepared by prospective teachers. The analysis of the data resulted in the classification of the lesson plays into three teaching images based on the presentation of mathematical ideas throughout the scenarios. This study found that prospective teachers struggle with teaching multiplication of fractions due to their lack of content knowledge. This deficiency resulted in rule-based explanations, random computational errors, and inappropriate tasks and models. Prospective teachers also exhibited difficulty in anticipating actual-like students’ responses and constructing appropriate dialogues. These findings emphasize the need to provide more comprehensive mathematics content knowledge to prospective teachers to support their teaching the multiplication of fractions more effectively. Further research is needed to investigate how to support prospective teachers in developing their teaching images and strategies for teaching mathematics.
Keywords : ders senaryosu, kesirlerin çarpımı, öğretmen adayları, öğretim imajı

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