Question 9: 5 □ 5

Pre-service teachers N = 71

Teachers N = 149

Justification

%

N

%

N

Correctly answered

Pre-service teachers

55

Teachers

105

None given.

16.9

12

36.2

54

The sequence of numbers.

45.1

32

16.1

24

Incorrect reason

(Based on graphic property).

2.8

2

13.4

20

Based on number of items.

12.7

9

4.7

7

Incorrectly answered

Pre-service teachers

16

Teachers

44

None given

2.8

2

16.8

25

Both have the same value but differ in size and thickness.

8.5

6

1.3

2

The left number is larger than that the right one.

11.3

8

11.4

17