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Multiple-Solution Tasks in Pre-Service Teachers Course on Combinatorics

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  • Ingrid Semanišinová

    (Institute of Mathematics, Faculty of Science, Pavol Jozef Šafárik University, 040 01 Košice, Slovakia)

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In the paper, we present a study devoted to the utilization of multiple-solution tasks (MSTs) in combinatorics as a part of a pre-service teachers course on didactics of mathematics from the view of the mathematics teachers’ specialized knowledge (MTSK) theoretical framework. The study was carried out over the standard course of a summer semester in 2021. The course was attended by 13 pre-service teachers (PSTs). It was carried out online, due to COVID-19 restrictions. Ten combinatorial multiple-solution tasks were assigned to the PSTs. Analyzing pre-service teachers solutions to these tasks, we sought the description and better understanding of the combinatorial knowledge of the topic from the perspective of MSTK. The results revealed some critical aspects of mathematical knowledge in combinatorics that pre-service teachers education should focus on.

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  • Ingrid Semanišinová, 2021. "Multiple-Solution Tasks in Pre-Service Teachers Course on Combinatorics," Mathematics, MDPI, vol. 9(18), pages 1-18, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jmathe:v:9:y:2021:i:18:p:2286-:d:637196
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