تقويم منهج الرياضيات للصف الخامس الأساسي في الجمهورية العربية السورية على ضوء مستويات التفكير الهندسي لفان هايل

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The search aimed to evaluating grade five mathematics curriculum in basic education in the Syrian Arab Republic on accordance with the Van Hiele levels of geometrical thinking, The search sample consisted of (327) from students (male and female) of grade five in governorate of Homs in 2012-2013.

Tow tools prepared by researcher, the first to analyze the content of geometry subjects in grade five mathematics curriculum in basic education in the Syrian Arab Republic on accordance with the Van Hiele levels of geometrical thinking, the second tool was test in order to measure the levels of geometrical thinking for students according to the levels of geometrical thinking for Van Hiele, the researcher used descriptive analytical approach, The statistical remedy was by using SPSS programme.

The results of search showed that there were four levels in the subjects of geometry : (Visual Level 26,67 %, Analytic Level 54,07 %, Informal Deductive Level 14,07 %, Formal Deductive Level 5,19 %), there were no hierarchy to the levels of geometrical thinking for Van Hiele, students pertain in the first level of Van Hiele levels, and there were no statistical differences upon the level (α = 0,05) among the levels of geometrical thinking for students of grade five attributable to the variables of six and educational region (country-city).

The search recommended the necessity of reforming in geometry subjects in grade five mathematics curriculum in basic education in the Syrian Arab Republic to be suitable to the levels of geometrical thinking for Van Hiele, also it suggested doing similar searchs in all educational stages.