A set of activities designed to foster geometric
thought of students in the 2nd grade of junior High School (8th grade of elementary
school in Brazil) is presented here. The activities were proposed to students
of a public school. The learning was supported by teaching resources as
Tangram, Geoboard and Bending. The activities, interdisciplinary, realistic and
playful, were carried out in the Laboratory for the Teaching of Mathematics.
The activities were performed in groups organized in such a way to enhance the
interaction between students of different levels of knowledge. A test to check
the van Hiele level of students was applied before and afterwards. The
evaluations of the results of the tests reveal advances in the van Hiele level.
The proposal applied to an experimental group provided an environment conducive
to meaningful learning. It must be pointed that it also increased students
confidence and stimulated them to develop continuity for the acquisition of new
knowledge.
Mathematical education Van Hiele theory Geometry Meaningful learning
Birincil Dil | İngilizce |
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Bölüm | Articles |
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Yayımlanma Tarihi | 18 Ağustos 2018 |
Yayımlandığı Sayı | Yıl 2018 Cilt: 9 |