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ERIC Number: ED623707
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2022
Pages: 8
Abstractor: As Provided
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Embodied Task to Promote Spatial Reasoning and Early Understanding of Multiplication
Putrawangsa, Susilahuddin; Patahuddin, Sitti
Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (MERGA) (44th, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia, Jul 3-7, 2022)
This study enquires into the embodied processes of children in solving multiplication tasks, considering how such processes can expand access to spatial reasoning skills and simultaneously develop students' understanding of multiplication. The analysis focused on four Year 2 students as they completed two embodied tasks. The aim was to understand how embodied tasks could stimulate students to use spatial reasoning to explore and understand multiplication as equal groups in array forms. The findings suggest that engaging students with embodied tasks stimulate them to think about mathematics spatially and reflect on their thinking about mathematical ideas.
Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia. GPO Box 2747, Adelaide SA 5001, Australia. Tel: +61-8-8363-0288; Fax: +61-8-8362-9288; e-mail: sales@merga.net.au; Web site: http://www.merga.net.au/
Publication Type: Speeches/Meeting Papers; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Early Childhood Education; Grade 2; Primary Education
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (MERGA)
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