California State University, San Bernardino CSUSB ScholarWorks Electronic Theses, Projects, and Dissertations Office of aduateGr Studies 6-2015 Discovering and Applying Geometric Transformations: Transformations to Show Congruence and Similarity Tamara V. Bonn California State University - San Bernardino Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd Part of the Science and Mathematics Education Commons Recommended Citation Bonn, Tamara V., "Discovering and Applying Geometric Transformations: Transformations to Show Congruence and Similarity" (2015). Electronic Theses, Projects, and Dissertations. 150. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd/150 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the Office of aduateGr Studies at CSUSB ScholarWorks. It has been accepted for inclusion in Electronic Theses, Projects, and Dissertations by an authorized administrator of CSUSB ScholarWorks. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. DISCOVERING AND APPLYING GEOMETRIC TRANSFORMATIONS: TRANSFORMATIONS TO SHOW CONGRUENCE AND SIMILARITY A Thesis Presented to the Faculty of California State University, San Bernardino In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree Master of Arts in Teaching: Mathematics by Tamara Lee Voorhies Bonn June 2015 DISCOVERING AND APPLYING GEOMETRIC TRANSFORMATIONS: TRANSFORMATIONS TO SHOW CONGRUENCE AND SIMILARITY A Thesis Presented to the Faculty of California State University, San Bernardino by Tamara Lee Voorhies Bonn June 2015 Approved by: Dr. John Sarli, Committee Chair, Mathematics Dr. Davida Fischman, Committee Member Dr. Catherine Spencer, Committee Member Copyright 2015 Tamara Lee Voorhies Bonn ABSTRACT The use and application of geometric transformations is a fundamental standard for the Common Core State Standards. This study was developed to determine current high school teachers’ prior mathematical content knowledge and develop their content knowledge of transformations and their applications.