National Council of Teachers of Mathematics 2016 Research Conference

Please note: The NCTM conference program is subject to change.

Tuesday, April 12, 2016: 10:20 AM

3020 (San Francisco Convention Center)

Joan Moss , University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada

Zachary Hawes , university of Toronto, toronto, ON, Canada

Beverly Caswell , University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada

Description:
We report on a quasi-experimental, 7-month teacher-led intervention involving a spatial approach to geometry instruction with a focus on mental rotation and visualization. K–2 students in schools serving First Nation communities outperformed a control group on measures of geometry and spatial reasoning and on a measure of symbolic number comparison.