Turkish Journal of Computer and Mathematics Education
Journal license

Journal

Turkish Journal of Computer and Mathematics Education


Volume
& Issue

Volume 6, Issue 3


Published
on


Pages

506-531


DOI

Article

Ortaokul Öğrencilerinin Sonsuzluğu Kavrayışları

Check for updates


Authors

Figen Bozkuş Affiliation:
Kocaeli Üniversitesi, Eğitim Fakültesi, İlköğretim Bölümü
, Zülbiye Toluk Uçar Affiliation:
AİBÜ, Eğitim Fakültesi, İlköğretim Bölümü
and İbrahim Çetin Affiliation:
Abant İzzet Baysal Üniversitesi, Eğitim Fakültesi, Ortaöğretim Fen ve Matematik Alanları Eğitimi


Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate middle school students’ understanding of infinity. The sample of the study consisted of 176 students from three middle schools. To explore students’ understanding of infinity, a test including four open-ended questions was administered. Following the test, semi-structured interviews were conducted to produce in-depth data related to students’ understandings of the infinity concept. The data were analyzed using qualitative content analysis method. Results of the study revealed that the participants described the infinity as “having no end”, “continuing” and “never-ending” and perceived infinity “as a process that never ends". The participants’ descriptions were categorized under three different headings, namely mathematical, physical and affective. Besides, it was found that students’ descriptions include static and dynamic notions. It was observed that static infinity notion is common among students.


Keywords

Sonsuzluk, en büyük sayı, ortaokul öğrencileri, Infinity, the largest number, middle school students


Citation

Bozkuş, F., Uçar, Z. T., & Çetin, I. (2015). Ortaokul öğrencilerinin sonsuzluğu kavrayışları. Turkish Journal of Computer and Mathematics Education, 6(3), 506–531. https://doi.org/10.16949/turcomat.53890

Published by: Engineering Journals

Engineering Journals Logo