Knowledge under construction : the importance of play in developing children's spatial and geometric thinking /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ness, Daniel, 1966-
Other Authors: Farenga, Stephen J., 1958-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield, [2007]
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Online Access:Table of contents only
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Spatial, geometric, and architectural thinking : the big picture
  • Developmental perspectives on spatial and geometric thinking
  • Children as architects : the identification of architectural principles underlying young children's geometric constructions
  • Contextual observation : the assessment for measuring spatial, geometric, and architectural thinking of young children (SPAGAR)
  • Age, gender, socioeconomic status factors in spatial, geometric, and architectural thinking
  • Constructing alone : cases 1 and 2
  • Constructing interactively : cases 3 & 4
  • Beyond the blocks : implementing praxis.