A Van Hiele Theory analysis for teaching volume of three-dimensional geometric shapes

• Main Authors: Moru, Eunice Kolitsoe, Malebanye, Maqoni, Morobe, Nomusic, George, Mosotho Joseph
• Format: UMS Journal (OJS)
• Language: eng
• Published: Universitas Muhammadiyah Surakarta 2020
• Subjects: Mathematics Education; Geometry, 2-dimensional shapes, 3-dimensional shapes, Van Hiele Theory
• Online Access: https://journals.ums.ac.id/index.php/jramathedu/article/view/11744

Geometry is among the cornerstones of mathematics because of its applicability in real life and its connection to other areas of mathematics. The reported study explored how the volume of 3D geometric shapes was taught in one high school in Lesotho. One male teacher and an intact class of sixty high...