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Tan Sisman, Gulcin; Aksu, Meral – International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2016
The purpose of the present study was to portray students' misconceptions and errors while solving conceptually and procedurally oriented tasks involving length, area, and volume measurement. The data were collected from 445 sixth grade students attending public primary schools in Ankara, Türkiye via a test composed of 16 constructed-response…
Descriptors: Grade 6, Misconceptions, Mathematical Concepts, Error Patterns
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Vasilyeva, Marina; Casey, Beth M.; Dearing, Eric; Ganley, Colleen M. – Cognition and Instruction, 2009
In this research, we examined overall performance and gender differences in measurement skills in elementary-school students from low-income families. In Study 1, accuracy and error patterns were analyzed in a large sample of fourth-graders; in Study 2 error patterns and strategy usage were examined with a smaller sample of fourth-graders. Study 1…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Grade 4, Spatial Ability, Cognitive Processes