Making sense of mathematics through perception, operation & reason: The case of divisibility of a segment

• Main Authors: Ng, Lee Fong, Vincent Pang, Chin, Kin Eng
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: L Education (General)
• Online Access: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/26527/1/Making%20Sense%20of%20Mathematics%20through%20Perception%2C%20Operation%20%26%20Reason%20The%20Case%20of%20Divisibility%20of%20a%20Segment.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/26527/2/Making%20Sense%20of%20Mathematics%20through%20Perception%2C%20Operation%20%26%20Reason%20The%20Case%20of%20Divisibility%20of%20a%20Segment1.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/26527/; https://doi.org/10.32802/asmscj.2020.sm26(2.14)
• Institution: Universiti Malaysia Sabah

The conception of infinity as a process (potential infinity) or as an object (actual infinity) is important for students to acquire understanding in many other related areas in mathematics. This study attempts to describe the infinite divisibility thinking of mathematics student teachers in an Insti...