@article{ART002647125},
author={Lee, SeungJin and Kim Nam Gyun},
title={A study on elementary students' understanding of the transformation of plane figures: a focus on 3rd-5th graders},
journal={Journal of Studies on Schools and Teaching},
issn={2508-156X},
year={2020},
volume={5},
number={2},
pages={59-81},
doi={10.23041/jsst.2020.5.2.003}
TY - JOUR
AU - Lee, SeungJin
AU - Kim Nam Gyun
TI - A study on elementary students' understanding of the transformation of plane figures: a focus on 3rd-5th graders
JO - Journal of Studies on Schools and Teaching
PY - 2020
VL - 5
IS - 2
PB - Education Research Institute at CNUE
SP - 59
EP - 81
SN - 2508-156X
AB - In elementary school, transformation of plane figures aims to cultivate a sense of space. Sliding, flipping, and rotating are the contents of plane figure transformations in elementary school curriculum. The purpose of this study was to elaborately investigate elementary school students' understanding of the transformation of plane figures. For this, the following research question had been set up: 1) Are there any differences in understanding the three kinds of transformations (sliding, flipping, rotating) according to objects and elements of transformation?; 2) What are the difficulties that elementary school students face when transforming plane figures? To find the answers to these questions, sixty items were developed and the tests were conducted with 427 3rd to 5th graders from 6 schools. The analysis results were as follows. Students in the 3rd to 5th graders showed a high level of overall understanding of the transformation of plane figures. Students’ degree of understanding was high in the order of sliding, flipping, and rotating. Excluding the sliding transformation, the degree of understanding of the transformation was found to be maintained or increased after learning. Compared to the sliding and flipping transformations, the rotating transformation ranked the lowest in students' understanding of the object and element at hand being transformed as it was found that the 3rd to 5th graders had an incomplete understanding of the rotating transformation. Based on these results, some ideas were proposed to improve teaching methods as well as future studies on the topic.
KW - the sense of space;transformation of plane figures;movement of plane figures;sliding;flipping;rotating
DO - 10.23041/jsst.2020.5.2.003
ER -
Lee, SeungJin and Kim Nam Gyun. (2020). A study on elementary students' understanding of the transformation of plane figures: a focus on 3rd-5th graders. Journal of Studies on Schools and Teaching, 5(2), 59-81.
Lee, SeungJin and Kim Nam Gyun. 2020, "A study on elementary students' understanding of the transformation of plane figures: a focus on 3rd-5th graders", Journal of Studies on Schools and Teaching, vol.5, no.2 pp.59-81. Available from: doi:10.23041/jsst.2020.5.2.003
Lee, SeungJin, Kim Nam Gyun "A study on elementary students' understanding of the transformation of plane figures: a focus on 3rd-5th graders" Journal of Studies on Schools and Teaching 5.2 pp.59-81 (2020) : 59.
Lee, SeungJin, Kim Nam Gyun. A study on elementary students' understanding of the transformation of plane figures: a focus on 3rd-5th graders. 2020; 5(2), 59-81. Available from: doi:10.23041/jsst.2020.5.2.003
Lee, SeungJin and Kim Nam Gyun. "A study on elementary students' understanding of the transformation of plane figures: a focus on 3rd-5th graders" Journal of Studies on Schools and Teaching 5, no.2 (2020) : 59-81.doi: 10.23041/jsst.2020.5.2.003
Lee, SeungJin; Kim Nam Gyun. A study on elementary students' understanding of the transformation of plane figures: a focus on 3rd-5th graders. Journal of Studies on Schools and Teaching, 5(2), 59-81. doi: 10.23041/jsst.2020.5.2.003
Lee, SeungJin; Kim Nam Gyun. A study on elementary students' understanding of the transformation of plane figures: a focus on 3rd-5th graders. Journal of Studies on Schools and Teaching. 2020; 5(2) 59-81. doi: 10.23041/jsst.2020.5.2.003
Lee, SeungJin, Kim Nam Gyun. A study on elementary students' understanding of the transformation of plane figures: a focus on 3rd-5th graders. 2020; 5(2), 59-81. Available from: doi:10.23041/jsst.2020.5.2.003
Lee, SeungJin and Kim Nam Gyun. "A study on elementary students' understanding of the transformation of plane figures: a focus on 3rd-5th graders" Journal of Studies on Schools and Teaching 5, no.2 (2020) : 59-81.doi: 10.23041/jsst.2020.5.2.003
