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Reasoning with geometric shapes

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posted on 2024-11-01, 22:38 authored by Rebecca SeahRebecca Seah
Geometry belongs to branches of mathematics that develop students' visualisation, intuition, critical thinking, problem solving, deductive reasoning, logical argument and proof (Jones, 2002). It provides the basis for the development of spatial sense and plays an important role in acquiring advanced knowledge in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. The Australian Curriculum: Mathematics (Australian Curriculum Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), n.d) emphasises the need to help children develop an increasingly sophisticated understanding of geometric ideas, to be able to define, compare and construct figures and objects, and to develop geometric arguments. This article will look at some of the issues involved in the teaching and learning of two-dimensional shapes and illustrate how activities such as paper-folding tasks can be used to encourage visualisation and geometric reasoning.

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Journal

Australian Mathematics Teacher, The

Volume

71

Issue

2

Start page

4

End page

11

Total pages

8

Publisher

Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers Inc.

Place published

Australia

Language

English

Former Identifier

2006054204

Esploro creation date

2020-06-22

Fedora creation date

2015-07-29

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