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Vagova, Renata; Kmetova, Maria; Lavicza, Zsolt – International Journal for Technology in Mathematics Education, 2020
Although we move and live in three-dimensional space, many prefer "two-dimensional" thinking in mathematics lessons. As a result, the transition between physical objects and their graphical representations can be considered one of the most common difficulties in learning and teaching solid geometry. This paper describes results of our…
Descriptors: Geometry, Visualization, Problem Solving, Visual Aids
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Guncaga, Ján; Tkacik, Štefan; Žilková, Katarína – European Journal of Contemporary Education, 2017
Misconceptions in geometry are an essential problem in the understanding of geometric terms by primary and pre-primary aged children. Present research shows some misconceptions in geometry demonstrated in the understanding of circles, squares, triangles and oblongs for children in the last year of kindergarten and pupils in the last year of…
Descriptors: Geometric Concepts, Elementary School Students, Preschool Children, Teacher Education
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Rumanová, Lucia; Smiešková, Edita – Acta Didactica Napocensia, 2015
In this paper we focus on creativity needed for geometric tasks designing, visualization of geometric problems and use of ICT. We present some examples of various problems related to tessellations. Altogether 21 students--pre-service teachers participated in our activity within a geometry course at CPU in Nitra, Slovakia. Our attempt was to…
Descriptors: Creativity, Mathematics Instruction, Geometry, Geometric Concepts