ERIC Number: ED572616
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Publication Date: 2014
Pages: 8
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Will This Net Work?: Development of a Diagnostic Interview
Knight, Rose; Wright, Vince
Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (MERGA) (37th, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 2014)
Spatial visualisation is a subset of spatial ability and is exemplified in predicting whether or not a net will fold to form a target solid. The researchers examined video of interviews to explore the schemes of Year 5 students for determining the validity of nets for a cube and pyramid. Findings suggest the significance of imaged actions, shown through gesturing, and the importance of providing physical models during interviews as a means of validation.
Descriptors: Diagnostic Tests, Interviews, Visualization, Spatial Ability, Video Technology, Predictive Validity, Prediction, Geometry, Protocol Analysis, Task Analysis, Student Projects, Grade 5, Student Attitudes, Classroom Research, Foreign Countries
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Publication Type: Speeches/Meeting Papers; Reports - Research
Education Level: Grade 5; Intermediate Grades; Middle Schools; Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia
Identifiers - Location: Australia
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