The difficulties in geometry: A quantitative analysis based on results of mathematics competitions in Italy
Lorenzo Facciaroni, Alessandro Gambini, Lorenzo Mazza
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Published: Apr 1, 2023
DOI: 10.30935/scimath/12590
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This paper focuses on the difficulties encountered by Italian students in performing geometry tasks. A quantitative analysis, aimed at understanding the extent of the phenomenon, is carried out using the results of district competitions from the year 2018 to 2020, comparing the scores obtained in geometry questions with those in other areas of Olympic mathematics. In addition, the answers given by the students to a questionnaire administered at the end of the 2020 district competition are analyzed in order to better understand possible motivations behind the phenomenon in question. The results obtained need further confirmation through future research on the topic but represent clear trends worthy of further investigation.
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