Assessing Children's Understanding of Length Measurement: A Focus on Three Key Concepts

Autor/in	Bush, Heidi
Titel	Assessing Children's Understanding of Length Measurement: A Focus on Three Key Concepts
Quelle	In: Australian Primary Mathematics Classroom, 14 (2009) 4, S.29-32 (4 Seiten) PDF als Volltext (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2) Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1326-0286
Schlagwörter	Leitfaden; Unterricht; Lehrer; Measurement; Misconceptions; Teaching Methods; Science Process Skills; Mathematics Skills; Science Activities; Knowledge Level; Mathematical Applications; Mathematical Concepts; Mathematics Instruction; Foreign Countries; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Lesson concept; Instruction; Unterrichtsentwurf; Unterrichtsprozess; Teacher; Teachers; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Messverfahren; Missverständnis; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Mathmatics achievement; Mathematics ability; Mathematische Kompetenz; Wissensbasis; Angewandte Mathematik; Innermathematische Anwendung; Mathematics lessons; Mathematikunterricht; Ausland; Australien
Abstract	In this article, the author presents three different tasks that can be used to assess students' understanding of the concept of length. Three important measurement concepts for students to understand are transitive reasoning, use of identical units, and iteration. In any teaching and learning process it is important to acknowledge students' existing knowledge and focus teaching on moving students on from this point. Assessment tasks that provide insight into students' current understanding of, or misconceptions about, these concepts is, therefore, vitally important. The insights gained from these tasks can be used to inform future teaching and learning. (Contains 1 figure.) (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10