Publication details
Developing the conceptions of the concept square at elementary school
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| Year of publication | 2016 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Studia Scientifica Facultatis Paedagogicae |
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| Field | Pedagogy and education |
| Keywords | development of geometric thinking; geometric concepts; geometric shapes; the concept of the square |
| Description | Geometric shapes are one of the first subjects in mathematics education during the early stage of primary school. Even before entering formal schooling, children gain some basic information about geometric shapes through their everyday experiences. Children form conceptions about the concepts on the base of their experience. Some of these early conceptions about geometric shapes might be incorrect, which might negatively impact children’s further understanding of geometric shapes. For that reason, exploring how children recognize and classify geometric shapes is important in determining the content of early mathematics education. Developing geometric thinking is a long-term path and requires an informal encounter of pupils with geometric concepts and their properties. The first years of education are really essential because intuitive perceiving of the world is developed. In this study, we show some ways of forming conceptions of the concept square in children of the fourth grade. |