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ERIC Number: EJ305839
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1984
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Spatial Puzzles and the Assessment of Children's Problem-Solving Performance.
Hill, Douglas M.; Redden, Michael G.
School Science and Mathematics, v84 n6 p475-83 Oct 1984
Seventy fifth-grade students in Australia were observed as each solved a jigsaw puzzle. Boys obtained higher scores on a measure of cognitive style and took less time to complete the jigsaw task; the two measures were significantly correlated. Uses of tangrams are also discussed. (MNS)
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Educational Research, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics, Geometric Concepts, Mathematics Instruction, Observation, Problem Solving, Puzzles, Spatial Ability
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Audience: Researchers; Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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