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ERIC Number: EJ582575
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0021-8251
Students' Spatial Structuring of 2D Arrays of Squares.
Battista, Michael T.; Clements, Douglas H.; Arnoff, Judy; Battista, Kathryn; Van Auken Borrow, Caroline
Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, v29 n5 p503-32 Nov 1998
Defines spatial structuring as the mental operation of constructing an organization or form for an object/set of objects. Examines in detail students' structuring and enumeration of two-dimensional rectangular arrays of squares. Concludes that many students do not see row-by-column structure. Describes various levels of sophistication in students' structuring of arrays, and elaborates on the nature of mental process of structuring. Contains 16 references. (Author/ASK)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Early Childhood Education, Geometry, Mathematics Education, Measurement, Multiplication, Spatial Ability, Visualization
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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