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Publication Date: 2014
Pages: 8
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Children's Conceptual Knowledge of Triangles Manifested in Their Drawings
Maier, Andrea Simone; Benz, Christiane
North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, Paper presented at the Joint Meeting of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (PME) (38th) and the North American Chapter of the Psychology of Mathematics Education (PME-NA) (36th, Vancouver, Canada, Jul 15-20, 2014)
When asked to draw different kinds of triangles, children reveal many creative ways to express variety. In this paper, the drawings of 81 children in the age between 4 and 6 will be examined and illustrated what kind of understanding of the concept "triangle" precedes the drawings. Therefore, different categories of the children's drawings were generated and also compared to their explanations of a triangle, which sometimes might not be in agreement with their drawings. [For the complete proceedings, see ED597799.]
Descriptors: Geometric Concepts, Freehand Drawing, Childrens Art, Concept Formation, Children, Foreign Countries, Kindergarten, Elementary School Students
North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education. e-mail: pmena.steeringcommittee@gmail.com; Web site: http://www.pmena.org/
Publication Type: Speeches/Meeting Papers; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Elementary Education; Kindergarten; Primary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (England); Germany
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