Finger Tracing, Noticing Structures and Drawing. Embodied Learning in Early Mathematics [Symposium]

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Title: Finger Tracing, Noticing Structures and Drawing. Embodied Learning in Early Mathematics [Symposium]
Language: English
Authors: Way, Jennifer, Cartwright, Katherin, Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (MERGA)
Source: Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia. 2023.
Availability: Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia. GPO Box 2747, Adelaide SA 5001, Australia. Tel: +61-8-8363-0288; Fax: +61-8-8362-9288; e-mail: sales@merga.net.au; Web site: http://www.merga.net.au/
Peer Reviewed: N
Page Count: 5
Publication Date: 2023
Document Type: Speeches/Meeting Papers
Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education
Preschool Education
Descriptors: Freehand Drawing, Mathematics Instruction, Preschool Children, Preschool Education, Task Analysis, Geometric Concepts, Accuracy, Error Correction, Mathematics Skills, Comparative Analysis
Abstract: This paper presents an initial analysis of 10 Preschool children's responses to a look-draw-trace-draw task. The findings suggest that figure-tracing helped half the children to produce a more accurate representation of the geometric figure presented to them, in their second drawing.
Abstractor: As Provided
Entry Date: 2023
Accession Number: ED631584
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:This paper presents an initial analysis of 10 Preschool children's responses to a look-draw-trace-draw task. The findings suggest that figure-tracing helped half the children to produce a more accurate representation of the geometric figure presented to them, in their second drawing.