Educational Research and Reviews

  • Abbreviation: Educ. Res. Rev.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1990-3839
  • DOI: 10.5897/ERR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 2014

Full Length Research Paper

An examination of pre-service teachers’ Van Hiele levels of geometric thinking and proof perception types in terms of thinking processes

Filiz Tuba Dikkartin Övez
  • Filiz Tuba Dikkartin Övez
  • Balikesir University, Necatibey Faculty of Education, Department of Mathematics and Science Education, Balikesir, Türkiye.
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Emine Özdemir
  • Emine Özdemir
  • Balikesir University, Necatibey Faculty of Education, Department of Mathematics and Science Education, Balikesir, Türkiye.
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  •  Received: 08 December 2023
  •  Accepted: 10 January 2024
  •  Published: 31 January 2024

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