¿Dónde va el romboide?: Conocimientos geométricos que emergen a partir del uso del tangram

In this article I analyze the understanding of geometrical figures that elementary school students put into practice when forming configurations with the tangram parts. I draw data from classroom observation of eighteen lessons in a fifth-grade class of a public elementary school located in Mexico C...

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Main Authors: Mendoza von der Borch, Tatiana, Block Sevilla, David
Format: Online
Language:Spanish
Published: Faculdade de Educação/Universidade Estadual de Campinas 2019
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Online Access:https://econtents.sbu.unicamp.br/inpec/index.php/ridphe/article/view/9931
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Summary:In this article I analyze the understanding of geometrical figures that elementary school students put into practice when forming configurations with the tangram parts. I draw data from classroom observation of eighteen lessons in a fifth-grade class of a public elementary school located in Mexico City. I explain how this activity allows students to display numerous hypotheses, test their validity and re-elaborate them. I show how within this process, interaction among peers increases and enriches their involvement in the academic task. I conclude that the text supports the idea that learning geometrical figures necessarily implies hands-on manipulation of a variety of figures, such as those offered by the tangram. These characteristics allow students to contrast figures and therefore become aware of the properties of each one.
ISSN:2447-746X