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Ho, Angeline; McMaster, Heather – Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, 2019
This paper reports a study that explored 11 to 12-year-olds' conceptions of the terms 'volume', 'capacity' and 'interior volume'. Semi-structured interviews, supported by the use of measurement resources, were used to gain insight into their thinking. Video-recordings of the interviews allowed analysis of dialogue, actions with the materials and…
Descriptors: Geometry, Knowledge Level, Mathematical Concepts, Measurement
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Schoevers, Eveline M.; Leseman, Paul P. M.; Kroesbergen, Evelyn H. – International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2020
This study evaluates the effects of the Mathematics, Arts, and Creativity in Education (MACE) program on students' ability in geometry and visual arts in the upper grades of elementary school. The program consisted of a lesson series for fourth, fifth, and sixth grade students in which geometry and visual arts were integrated, alongside with a…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Geometry, Visual Arts, Interdisciplinary Approach
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Aydin, Utkun – International Journal for Mathematics Teaching and Learning, 2018
The study examined differences in students' conceptual and procedural knowledge of angles among two grades and gender. Participants were 382 sixth and 376 seventh graders from a metropolitan city in Turkey. Turkish students' conceptual and procedural knowledge of angles declined from sixth to seventh grade. Gender differences were found for…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Mathematics Instruction, Age Differences, Grade 6