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Akyuz, Halil Ibrahim; Yildiz, Ismail; Bilgici, Göksal – Journal of Educational Technology, 2020
Today, technology needs to be used effectively in the structuring of learning environments where learners can learn by experimenting and exploring knowledge. Parallel to the adoption of the constructivist approach in the development of teaching programmes in Turkey, individuals should be able to live and practice developing and learning by…
Descriptors: Robotics, Programming, Problem Solving, Creative Thinking
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Shillo, Roi; Hoernle, Nicholas; Gal, Kobi – International Educational Data Mining Society, 2019
Creativity is a dynamic process which generates ideas that are both novel and of value. However there is little understanding in what drives creativity in students and how to help teachers or education experts to detect creative thinking. This paper begins to address this gap by providing a platform and experiments for studying how creative…
Descriptors: Geometry, Mathematics Instruction, Visualization, Teaching Methods
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Villarroel, José Domingo; Sanz Ortega, Olga – Educational Studies in Mathematics, 2017
The studies regarding how the comprehension of geometric shapes evolves in childhood are largely based on the assessment of children's responses during the course of tasks linked to the recognition, classification or explanation of prototypes and models. Little attention has been granted to the issue as to what extent the geometric shape turns out…
Descriptors: Geometric Concepts, Geometry, Freehand Drawing, Childrens Art
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Yildiz, Avni – Malaysian Online Journal of Educational Technology, 2016
Geometric constructions have already been of interest to mathematicians. However, studies on geometric construction are not adequate in the relevant literature. Moreover, these studies generally focus on how secondary school gifted students solve non-routine mathematical problems. The present study aims to examine the geometric construction…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Academically Gifted, Geometry, Problem Solving
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Hristozova, Nedyalka – Primary Science, 2016
The author shares some examples from her Bulgarian project, "Mathematics Through Experience", which approaches mathematics from a practical, real-life perspective in order to develop creative thinking: just like science! What was most important to her was to motivate her students to study maths and science by giving them a taste of how…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Creative Thinking, Teaching Methods, Foreign Countries
Fielker, David S. – Mathematics Teaching, 1978
The author focuses on encouraging pupils to think in an open way through his discussion and illustrations of activities involving geometric shapes. (MN)
Descriptors: Creative Thinking, Geometric Concepts, Geometry, Imagination
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Maida, Paula; Maida, Michael – Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 2006
This article describes an activity in measurement and geometry in which sixth-grade students explore the volume and surface area of a donut. Through calculation, creative thinking, and discovery, the students enhanced their geometric vocabulary and reasoning. (Contains 9 figures.)
Descriptors: Geometric Concepts, Creative Thinking, Geometry, Measurement
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Carter, Beth W. – Arithmetic Teacher, 1985
Building projects with blocks provide opportunities to foster creative thinking skills. The connection between blocks and thinking how to implement the strategy are included, along with examples. (MNS)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Creative Thinking, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics