The Re-emergence of Spatial Reasoning Within Primary Years Mathematics Education

Geoff Woolcott; Tracy Logan; Margaret Marshman; Ajay Ramful; Robert Whannell; Tom Lowrie

doi:10.1007/978-981-15-4269-5_10

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The Re-emergence of Spatial Reasoning Within Primary Years Mathematics Education

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The Re-emergence of Spatial Reasoning Within Primary Years Mathematics Education

Geoff Woolcott, Tracy Logan, Margaret Marshman, Ajay Ramful, Robert Whannell and Tom Lowrie

Research in Mathematics Education in Australasia 2016–2019, pp.245-268

Springer Nature Singapore

2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-4269-5_10

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Primary years mathematics

Re-emergence

Spatial reasoning

Intervention programs

Mathematics development

STEM in Education Research Collection

This chapter presents a review of the re-emergence of spatial reasoningSpatial reasoning in Australasia as a potentially powerful but under-utilised bridging mechanism between real-world experiences and mathematics teaching and learning. This is the first time a chapter has been dedicated solely to spatial reasoningSpatial reasoning in the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia’s (MERGA’s) four yearly review and hence the chapter outlines preliminary studies that have formed the basis for the research profiled in the 2016–2019 period. The focus on primaryPrimary years (Foundation to Year six) mathematics reflects a resurgence of insights from the 1980s amplified as a research focus on the interaction of spatial reasoningSpatial reasoning and mathematics development during childhood. Because mathematical concept formation is connected to interaction with the three-dimensional world in both a mathematical and non-mathematical way it will be important to spatialise the primaryPrimarycurriculumCurriculum. The review includes coverage of the work of established Australasian research projects, along with smaller studies and literature emanating from intervention programs that are not nominally spatial, but have spatial underpinnings or spatial reasoningSpatial reasoning components. While further research is needed to explore teacher knowledge and practice, this chapter acknowledges the valuable contributions and global influence of re-emerging Australasian research.

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Title: The Re-emergence of Spatial Reasoning Within Primary Years Mathematics Education
Authors: Geoff Woolcott (Corresponding Author) - Southern Cross University
Tracy Logan (Author) - University of Canberra
Margaret Marshman (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Education - Legacy
Ajay Ramful (Author) - Mauritius Institute of Education
Robert Whannell (Author) - University of New England
Tom Lowrie (Author) - University of Canberra
Contributors: Jennifer Way (Editor) - The University of Sydney
Catherine Attard (Editor) - Western Sydney University
Judy Anderson (Editor) - The University of Sydney
Janette Bobis (Editor) - The University of Sydney
Heather McMaster (Editor) - The University of Sydney
Katherin Cartwright (Editor) - The University of Sydney
Publication details: Research in Mathematics Education in Australasia 2016–2019, pp.245-268
Publisher: Springer Nature Singapore
Date published: 2020
DOI: 10.1007/978-981-15-4269-5_10; 10.1007/978-981-15-4269-5
Organisation Unit: School of Education - Legacy; School of Education and Tertiary Access; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; STEM in Education Research Theme
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99483601102621
Output Type: Book chapter

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