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Downton, Ann; Livy, Sharyn – International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2022
Whilst spatial reasoning skills have been found to predict mathematical achievement, little is known about how primary (elementary) students' conceptual understanding of three-dimensional objects develops. In this article, we report a qualitative study and the impact of rich learning experiences on 48 Years 3-6 students' geometric reasoning…
Descriptors: Mathematics Skills, Mathematical Logic, Geometric Concepts, Spatial Ability
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Gallagher, Shawn P.; Hoefling, Crystal L. – Teaching of Psychology, 2013
We explored size-distance scaling with a demonstration based on the classic Holway-Boring experiment. Undergraduate psychology majors estimated the sizes of two glowing paper circles under two conditions. In the first condition, the environment was dark and, with no depth cues available, participants ranked the circles according to their angular…
Descriptors: Scaling, Demonstrations (Educational), Experiments, Undergraduate Students