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ERIC Number: EJ078411
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1973
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A Study of the Ability of School Pupils to Perceive and Identify the Plane Sections of Selected Solid Figures
Davis, Edward J.
Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, 4, 3, 132-140, May 73
After practice in making cross-section cuts on four solids, 90 sixth-, eighth-, and tenth-graders were tested on ability to select appropriate drawings for designated cross sections. Sixth graders had significantly lower mean scores than upper graders; boys scored significantly higher than girls; lower-ability students generally scored lower. (MS)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Elementary School Mathematics, Geometric Concepts, Learning Theories, Mathematics Education, Research, Secondary School Mathematics
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