Reflections of Mathematics Student Teachers’ Knowledge Related to the Purposes of the Curriculum on Their Limit Teaching

The aim of the study is to examine reflections of the mathematics student teachers’ knowledge related to the purposes of the national mathematics curriculum on their limit teaching. The participants were four mathematics student teachers in the final year of their program. The data were obtained from participants’ lessons plans, video recordings of their lessons in which they taught the concept of limit, and semi-structured interviews. The reflections of the mathematics student teachers’ knowledge related to the purposes of the mathematics curriculum on their limit teaching was composed of under the titles of relating real life with limit concept, relating with different areas, providing mathematical thinking and reasoning, improving ability to communicate, using mathematical language, relating mathematics with art, and using technology effectively.