NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

Learn more about the history of ERIC here. PDF icon

Back to results
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
ERIC Number: EJ604027
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2000
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0021-8251
Young Children's Intuitive Understanding of Rectangular Area Measurement.
Outhred, Lynne N.; Mitchelmore, Michael C.
Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, v31 n2 p144-67 Mar 2000
Focuses on the strategies young children (N=115) use to solve rectangular covering tasks before they have been taught area measurement. Children's solution strategies were classified into five developmental levels. Emphasizes the importance of understanding the relationship between the size of a unit and the dimensions of the rectangle in learning about rectangular covering. (Contains 32 references.) (Author/ASK)
Descriptors: Area, Cognitive Development, Early Childhood Education, Learning Strategies, Manipulative Materials, Mathematics Education, Measurement, Multiplication, Visualization, Young Children
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: N/A
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Representations (Mathematics)