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Promoting Spatial-Mathematical Connectivity (SMC) through a 20-Week Spatial Reasoning Design Study in Grade 4

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Title: Promoting Spatial-Mathematical Connectivity (SMC) through a 20-Week Spatial Reasoning Design Study in Grade 4
Language: English
Authors: Joanne Mulligan, Gabrielle Oslington, Geoff Woolcott, Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (MERGA)
Source: Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia. 2025.
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: 8
Publication Date: 2025
Document Type: Speeches/Meeting Papers
Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
Grade 4
Intermediate Grades
Descriptors: Spatial Ability, Mathematics Instruction, Grade 4, Elementary School Students, Elementary School Mathematics, Foreign Countries, Intervention
Geographic Terms: Australia
Abstract: A Spatial Reasoning Mathematics Program (SRMP) was implemented over 20 weeks with 28 mathematically-able 4th-graders as the second phase of a classroom design study. The SRMP embedded transformation skills in 28 interrelated mathematical tasks comprising 2-D/3-D relationships, geometric growing patterns and sequences, directionality, area and perimeter, and perspective-taking. Improved spatial reasoning was found across the Pattern and Structure Assessment-Early Mathematics (PASA-2), and the Pattern and Structure Assessment--Spatial (PASA-Sp) measures at post-SRMP. We observed 'Spatial-Mathematical Connectivity' (SMC) as bi-directional: spatial reasoning and conceptual understanding proved complementary.
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Entry Date: 2025
Accession Number: ED676460
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