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Scahill, Jillian – Australian Primary Mathematics Classroom, 2006
Teachers assume that by the end of primary school, students should know the essentials regarding shape. For example, the NSW Mathematics K-6 syllabus states by year six students should be able manipulate, classify and draw two-dimensional shapes and describe side and angle properties. The reality is, that due to the pressure for students to…
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Mathematics Instruction, Teaching Methods, Geometric Concepts