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Hart, Yuval; Mahadevan, L.; Dillon, Moira R. – Cognitive Science, 2022
Euclidean geometry has formed the foundation of architecture, science, and technology for millennia, yet the development of human's intuitive reasoning about Euclidean geometry is not well understood. The present study explores the cognitive processes and representations that support the development of humans' intuitive reasoning about Euclidean…
Descriptors: Geometry, Cognitive Processes, Thinking Skills, Geometric Concepts
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Suryawan, I. Putu P.; Jana, Padrul; Pujawan, I. Gusti N.; Hartawan, I. Gusti N. Y.; Putri, Putu Eka W. – Pegem Journal of Education and Instruction, 2023
Critical thinking ability is a very important basic ability in learning mathematics. In the era of technological advances and digitalization, a comprehensive learning approach is needed that accommodates critical thinking skills. The controversial problem-based multimodal approach with ethnomathematics is seen as being able to improve this…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Ethnology, Mathematics, Controversial Issues (Course Content)
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Ferdiani, Rosita Dwi; Manuharawati; Khabibah, Siti – European Journal of Educational Research, 2022
This study aimed to describe the creative thinking process of students with active learning styles in proposing and solving problems on geometry material. The research instruments were Honey and Mumford's Learning Style Questionnaire (LSQ), problem-solving and submission test sheets, and interview guidelines. The LSQ questionnaire was distributed…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Foreign Countries, Geometry, Mathematics Instruction
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Bintoro, Henry Suryo; Sukestiyarno, Y. L.; Mulyono; Walid – European Journal of Educational Research, 2021
Spatial thinking has roles to facilitate learners to remember, understand, reason, and communicate objects and the connections among objects that are represented in space. This research aims to analyze the spatial thinking process of students in constructing new knowledge seen from the field-independent cognitive style learners based on…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Spatial Ability, Thinking Skills, Cognitive Processes
Sze, Susan – Online Submission, 2005
Students with or without disabilities often experience difficulties with abstract math concepts. This paper is intended to help solve the mystery of math concepts through origami construction, a hands-on activity. Students are involved in constructing and deconstructing concepts by folding and unfolding a piece of paper which eventually leads to a…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Constructivism (Learning), Spatial Ability, Abstract Reasoning