What Do 5th Grades Know Related The Geometric Shapes’ Perimeter?

Volume: 5 Number: 3 September 1, 2012
  • Hatice Dağlı
  • Murat Peker
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What Do 5th Grades Know Related The Geometric Shapes’ Perimeter?

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate the 5th grade students’ conception and misconception about the perimeter of geometric shapes. The study was conducted with 262 fifth grade students in Uşak. Data was collected by using a test including 21 open ended questions about the perimeter of some geometric shapes. After the collection of the data, the researchers used the descriptive statistics to analyze of the data. The results showed that the 5th grade students participated in the study had difficulties in calculating perimeter of some geometric shapes.

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Hatice Dağlı This is me

Murat Peker This is me

Publication Date

September 1, 2012

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September 1, 2012

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Year 2012 Volume: 5 Number: 3

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Dağlı, H., & Peker, M. (2012). What Do 5th Grades Know Related The Geometric Shapes’ Perimeter? Journal of Theoretical Educational Sciences, 5(3), 330-351. https://izlik.org/JA49NK73JB