Primary trainee teachers’ understanding of basic geometrical figures in Scotland

摘要: Whilst teachers’ mathematics knowledge is known to play a significant role in shaping the quality of their teaching, much less about nature and extent that knowledge, how it develops, such development can be supported through initial teacher training continuing professional development. Earlier research has indicated pre-service (trainee) primary subject geometry amongst weakest mathematics. This paper reports on an analysis data gathered Scotland from undergraduate teachers, focusing ability define classify quadrilaterals. The results indicate many trainee teachers have relatively poor command these aspects