Let's Do It: Informal Geometry Through Geometric Blocks

1982 ◽  
Vol 29 (9) ◽  
pp. 4-8
Author(s):  
Rosalie Jensen ◽  
David R. O'Neil
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
Large Set ◽  
School Grades ◽  
Geometric Concepts ◽  
Different Levels

Geometric concepts and skills that are appropriate for elementary school pupils include comparing figures with respect to likenesses and differences, comparing and seriating figures with respect to size, classifying figures, making measurements, and performing informal activities related to congruence and line symmetry. AJI of these concepts and skills can be developed through the use of geometric blocks. A large set, which can serve to develop many ideas presented in the elementary school grades, is shown in figure 1. Various subgroups of these shapes can be used as the basis of structuring appropriate activities on different levels.

Variability of Physical Activity During Physical Education Lessons Across Elementary School Grades

2001 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 207-218 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah Levin ◽  
Thomas L. McKenzie ◽  
James R. Hussey ◽  
Steven H. Kelder ◽  
Leslie A. Lytle
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Elementary School ◽  
Physical Education ◽  
School Grades

Teaching Geometry with Tangrams

1982 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 34-38
Author(s):  
Dorothy S. Russell ◽  
Elaine M. Bologna
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Elementary School ◽  
Mathematics Curriculum ◽  
School Mathematics ◽  
Formal Structure ◽  
Elementary School Mathematics ◽  
Teaching Geometry ◽  
Geometric Concepts ◽  
School Mathematics Curriculum

What is the most neglected area of the elementary school mathematics curriculum? The answer, probably, is geometry. Too many people think of geometry as a formal structure, like the course they had in high school. As a result. they do not see its relevance to the elementary school mathematics curriculum. Activities that introduce children to geometric concepts provide experiences that help children develop and reinforce spatial perceptions.

The Van Hiele Levels of Geometric Thought in Undergraduate Preservice Teachers

1983 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 58-69 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joanne Mayberry
Keyword(s):  
Preservice Teachers ◽  
Elementary Teachers ◽  
Van Hiele ◽  
High School Geometry ◽  
School Geometry ◽  
Geometric Concepts ◽  
Mathematics Educators ◽  
Four Levels ◽  
Scalogram Analysis ◽  
Different Levels

This study operationally defined and studied the five learning levels hypothesized by P. M. van Hiele and D. van Hiele-Geldof. Tasks were designed for the first four levels using seven common geometric concepts and revised after review by 11 mathematics educators. Audiotaped interviews were given to 19 preservice elementary teachers, 13 of whom had studied high school geometry. Guttman's scalogram analysis showed that the tasks representing the levels formed a hierarchy. A test of consensus revealed that students were on different levels for different concepts. Responses, in general, showed that the typical student in the study was not ready for a formal deductive geometry course.

ICT on four Levels of Inquiry-Based Science Education in Environmental Education

2013 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-32
Author(s):  
Jana Přinosilová ◽  
Erika Mechlová ◽  
Svatava Kubicová
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
Science Education ◽  
Environmental Education ◽  
Primary School ◽  
Learning Strategy ◽  
Natural Sciences ◽  
Four Levels ◽  
Different Levels ◽  
Selection Of

Abstract Inquiry in the natural sciences is an often used term. Inquiry-Based Science Education with the support of sophisticated ICT lacking. Inquiry-Based Science Education has clearly defined its four levels, in particular the use of teaching depends on the particular pupils and teachers. This learning strategy can thus rendering the various options and the use of ICT available at the school. The following article's focus is on a selection of specific technologies available and used at a primary school in connection with the different levels of Inquiry-Based Science Education and the extent of its involvement. The paper also describes social elaborated topic of environmental education in the sample worksheet for elementary school pupils.

scholarly journals Linking Teacher and Parent Ratings of Teacher-Nominated Gifted Elementary School Students to Each Other and to School Grades

2018 ◽  
Vol 62 (2) ◽  
pp. 230-250 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandra Rothenbusch ◽  
Thamar Voss ◽  
Jessika Golle ◽  
Ingo Zettler
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
Elementary School Students ◽  
Creative Thinking ◽  
Deductive Reasoning ◽  
Parent Ratings ◽  
School Students ◽  
Halo Effects ◽  
Mathematical Abilities ◽  
School Grades ◽  
Teachers And Parents

This study investigated teacher and parent ratings of teacher-nominated gifted elementary school students’ verbal abilities, mathematical abilities, deductive reasoning, creative thinking, and engagement, and connected these ratings to school grades. Teacher and parent ratings were compared with regard to accuracy levels and halo effects. Furthermore, this study explored the correlations between teacher and parent ratings and how they are related to school grades. The study was based on data from 572 elementary school students participating in an enrichment program. The results indicated the same accuracy levels for teachers and parents. However, teacher ratings were more strongly affected by halo effects than parent ratings. The correlations between teacher and parent ratings were small to medium. Both raters’ ratings were independently and positively associated with German grades when controlling for each other. Positive teacher or parent ratings of mathematical abilities and engagement buffered the relation between the other rater’s ratings and math grades.

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