Abstract:

  In this study, it is aimed to investigate freshman students’ perceptions at- tending at Erzincan Education Faculty, Department of Elementary Mathematics Education, point, line, plane concept and relations to the subjects some concepts. A geometry concept test was developed (α=0.60) and administrated to the sampling who are freshman students. As a result, the students link to the alternative concepts, they have a lack of the subject which are the issued concepts respecting the gender, and was determined a great deal of misconceptions. When middle and secondary school teachers teach fundamental mathematics concepts which are point, line, plane and some concepts related to all these should awake that students may have misconceptions regarding all these concepts. At the end of the study, it was proposed to the pre-service teacher regarding teaching of above-mentioned concepts.

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