Mediation as a Generative Model for Obtaining an Area.

Sayeki, Yutaka; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ438634

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Publication Date: 1991

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Mediation as a Generative Model for Obtaining an Area.

Sayeki, Yutaka; And Others

Learning and Instruction, v1 n3 p229-42 1991

A method was developed using a deck of cards to teach Japanese fifth graders to calculate the area of a parallelogram. Investigations with 59 male and 45 female students demonstrate the superiority of the method to that previously used in terms of recall at one week. (SLD)

Descriptors: Area, Classroom Techniques, Cognitive Psychology, Computation, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Foreign Countries, Grade 5, Mathematical Models, Mathematics Instruction, Plane Geometry, Pretests Posttests, Recall (Psychology), Teaching Methods, Thinking Skills

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Japan

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