Managing the Uncertainty in the van Hiele Levels of Geometric Reasoning

Michael Gr. Voskoglou^1,

¹Mathematical Sciences, School of Technological Applications, Graduate Technological Educational Institute of Western Greece, Patras, Greece

Cite this paper:
Michael Gr. Voskoglou. Managing the Uncertainty in the van Hiele Levels of Geometric Reasoning. American Journal of Educational Research. 2017; 5(2):109-113. doi: 10.12691/education-5-2-1

Abstract

Student group total possibilistic uncertainty and probabilistic uncertainty are calculated for evaluating the student acquisition of the van Hiele levels of geometric reasoning and an example is presented illustrating our results.

Keywords:
Fuzzy Sets (FS) and Logic (FL) Fuzzy System Probabilistic and Possibilistic Uncertainty Possibility Theory van Hiele (vH) Levels of Geometric Reasoning

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