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Bintoro, Henry Suryo; Sukestiyarno, Y. L.; Mulyono; Walid – European Journal of Educational Research, 2021
Spatial thinking has roles to facilitate learners to remember, understand, reason, and communicate objects and the connections among objects that are represented in space. This research aims to analyze the spatial thinking process of students in constructing new knowledge seen from the field-independent cognitive style learners based on…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Spatial Ability, Thinking Skills, Cognitive Processes
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Parker, Dennis – Mathematics Teacher, 2005
A problem sometimes called Moser's circle problem where a circular region has to be partitioned with chords without any three chords intersecting at one point, is discussed. It is shown that Moser's circle problem makes the students to use a variety of mathematical tools to find correct solutions to problems and gives an opportunity to think about…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Mathematics Instruction, Geometric Concepts, Geometry
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Ericksen, Donna B.; Frank, Martha L. – Mathematics in School, 1991
Quilt-making is presented as an activity that helps elementary school children recognize and appreciate geometry in their world while developing their problem-solving skills. Students choose an appropriate pattern and cooperatively make the quilt. Related measurement questions and problems are provided. (MDH)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Enrichment Activities, Experiential Learning, Geometric Concepts