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Spatial Awareness Teaching “A Case Study of the Area and Units of Area in the Third Grade”

Author(s)

Qiaoling Chen

Affiliation(s)

GuangZhou Zengcheng District Kejiaocheng Primary School (Primary School), Guang Zhou, China

Abstract

The curriculum standards define spatial awareness as students' ability to perceive geometric shapes through concrete objects, abstract geometric figures, imagine and express spatial relationships between objects, and recognize patterns in the motion and transformation of shapes. However, practical teaching of spatial awareness still faces numerous challenges, where problem-based learning scenarios play a significant role in addressing these issues. Using the third-grade unit "Area and Units of Area" as a case study, this paper proposes multiple recommendations for applying problem-based scenarios to enhance spatial awareness instruction.

Keywords

Spatial Awareness; Problem-Based Scenarios; Primary School Mathematics

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