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http://dx.doi.org/10.7468/mathedu.2019.58.2.283

A study on the performance of sixth-grade elementary school students about the perimeter and area of plane figure and the surface area and volume of solid figure  

Yim, Youngbin (Incheon Sinchon Elementary School)
Yim, Ye-eun (Incheon Cheongcheon Elementary School)
Km, Soo Mi (Gyeongin National University of Education)
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The Mathematical Education / v.58, no.2, 2019 , pp. 283-298 More about this Journal
Abstract
Among the measurement attributes included in the elementary school mathematics curriculum, perimeter, area, volume and surface area are intensively covered in fifth and sixth graders. However, not much is known about the level of student performance and difficulties in this area. The purpose of this study is to examine the understanding and performance of sixth-grade elementary school students on some ideas of measurement and ultimately to give some suggestions for teaching measurement and the development of mathematics textbooks. For this, diagnosis questions were developed in relation to the following parts: measurement of perimeter and area of plane figure, measurement of surface area and volume of solid figure, and the relationships between perimeter and area, and the relationships between surface area and volume. The performances of 95 sixth graders were analyzed for this study. The results showed children's low performance in the measurement area, especially measurement of perimeter and surface area, and relationship of the measurement concepts. Finally, we proposed the introduction order of the measurement concepts and what should be put more emphasis on teaching measurement. Specifically, it suggested that we consider placing a less demanding concept first, such as the area and volume, and dealing more heavily with burdensome tasks such as the perimeter and surface area.
Keywords
perimeter; area; volume; surface area; measurement;
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