Spatial reasoning in context: bridging cognitive and educational perspectives of spatial-mathematics relations

D Harris - Frontiers in Education, 2023‏ - frontiersin.org
Spatial reasoning is ingrained in daily life, such as when locating our keys or parking our
car. At a broad level, spatial reasoning describes the ability to mentally represent and …

The role of movement in young children's spatial experiences: A review of early childhood mathematics education research

C McCluskey, A Kilderry, J Mulligan… - Mathematics Education …, 2023‏ - Springer
Young children's spatial reasoning is critical to mathematics learning from an early age.
Recent reviews have drawn attention to the importance of mathematical experiences in the …

In search of the mechanisms that enable transfer from spatial reasoning to mathematics understanding

T Lowrie, I Resnick, D Harris, T Logan - Mathematics Education Research …, 2020‏ - Springer
Spatial reasoning, the ability to mentally represent and transform objects and their relations,
is considered so closely connected to mathematics that there is no longer a question of …

Stimulating preschoolers' repeating patterning ability by means of dialogic picture book reading.

N Wijns, D Purpura, J Torbeyns - Journal of educational …, 2023‏ - psycnet.apa.org
This study evaluates the effectiveness of a dialogic reading picture book intervention on
preschoolers' repeating patterning ability. Ninety-four children age 4 years 1 month to 6 …

[کتاب][B] Rethinking environmental education in a climate change era: Weather learning in early childhood

T Rooney, M Blaise - 2022‏ - taylorfrancis.com
As the impact of climate change has become harder to ignore, it has become increasingly
evident that children will inherit futures where climate challenges require new ways of …

Spatial visualization supports students' math: mechanisms for spatial transfer

T Lowrie, T Logan - Journal of Intelligence, 2023‏ - mdpi.com
The present study conducted a randomized control trial to assess the efficacy of two spatial
intervention programs aimed to improve Grade 4 (N= 287) students' spatial visualization …

Unfolding algebraic thinking from a cognitive perspective

M Chimoni, D Pitta-Pantazi, C Christou - Educational Studies in …, 2023‏ - Springer
Little is known about the cognitive effort associated with algebraic activity in the elementary
and middle school grades. However, this investigation is significant for sensitizing teachers …

The relation between mathematics achievement and spatial reasoning

I Resnick, D Harris, T Logan, T Lowrie - Mathematics Education Research …, 2020‏ - Springer
The articles in this MERJ special issue collectively explore how spatial reasoning is related
to, and supports, mathematics learning. Spatial reasoning refers to a suite of different skills …

Stimulating preschoolers' focus on structure in repeating and growing patterns

N Wijns, L Verschaffel, B De Smedt, L De Keyser… - Learning and …, 2021‏ - Elsevier
This study presents a patterning intervention for 5-year-olds, who were in their third year of
preschool in Flanders (Belgium), with two key elements: A focus on the structure of patterns …

Problem-solving skills, memory power, and early childhood mathematics: Understanding the significance of the early childhood mathematics in an individual's life

W Chen - Journal of the Knowledge Economy, 2024‏ - Springer
Early childhood mathematics is the process of teaching mathematics and learning
mathematics in a playful manner to the interests and questions of children. Early childhood …