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Peer reviewedClements, Douglas H.; Sarama, Julie – Teaching Children Mathematics, 2000
Examines activities and children's thinking in four main areas of the Geometry Standard in the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics' (NCTM) "Principles and Standards for School Mathematics": (1) properties of shapes; (2) locations and spatial relationships; (3) transformations and symmetry; and (4) visualization. (Author)
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, Geometry, Mathematics Activities
Peer reviewedBattista, Michael; Clements, Douglas H. – Teaching Children Mathematics, 1998
Describes typical student strategies for counting cubes in cube buildings and explains why these problems are difficult for students. Suggests instructional tasks that can help students develop more powerful ways of thinking about such problems. Lists two action research ideas related to this issue. (ASK)
Descriptors: Action Research, Computation, Concept Formation, Educational Strategies
