ERIC Number: EJ973356
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012-Apr
Pages: 6
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Where Are the Congruent Halves?
Obara, Samuel
Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, v17 n8 p480-485 Apr 2012
Spatial abilities help students identify features of various shapes and the relationship that exists among these features. Being able to mentally manipulate images and tell what those images represent are important spatial skills. Research has highlighted the relationship between mathematics performance and spatial abilities. This article's activity, given to prospective middle school teachers, challenges their spatial reasoning skills. The goal is to identify two congruent figures embedded inside a figure. (Contains 4 figures.)
Descriptors: Spatial Ability, Middle School Teachers, Identification, Mathematics Instruction, Correlation, Visual Stimuli, Middle Schools, Teaching Methods, Geometric Concepts, Elementary Secondary Education
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. 1906 Association Drive, Reston, VA 20191-1502. Tel: 800-235-7566; Tel: 703-620-3702; Fax: 703-476-2970; e-mail: orders@nctm.org; Web site: http://www.nctm.org/publications/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education; Middle Schools
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Language: English
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