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Enriching Mathematics Education with Visual Arts: Effects on Elementary School Students' Ability in Geometry and Visual Arts

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العنوان: Enriching Mathematics Education with Visual Arts: Effects on Elementary School Students' Ability in Geometry and Visual Arts
اللغة: English
المؤلفون: Schoevers, Eveline M. (ORCID 0000-0001-7917-7009), Leseman, Paul P. M., Kroesbergen, Evelyn H.
المصدر: International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education. Dec 2020 18(8):1613-1634.
الاتاحة: Springer. Available from: Springer Nature. One New York Plaza, Suite 4600, New York, NY 10004. Tel: 800-777-4643; Tel: 212-460-1500; Fax: 212-460-1700; e-mail: customerservice@springernature.com; Web site: https://link.springer.com/
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 22
تاريخ النشر: 2020
نوع الوثيقة: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
Grade 4
Intermediate Grades
Grade 5
Middle Schools
Grade 6
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Geometry, Visual Arts, Interdisciplinary Approach, Elementary School Students, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Faculty Development, Program Effectiveness, Conventional Instruction, Creativity, Mathematics Skills, Vocabulary, Knowledge Level
DOI: 10.1007/s10763-019-10018-z
تدمد: 1571-0068
مستخلص: This study evaluates the effects of the Mathematics, Arts, and Creativity in Education (MACE) program on students' ability in geometry and visual arts in the upper grades of elementary school. The program consisted of a lesson series for fourth, fifth, and sixth grade students in which geometry and visual arts were integrated, alongside with a professional development program for teachers. A quasi-experimental study was conducted in which three groups of teachers and their classes were investigated. One group of teachers taught the lesson series and followed a professional development program (n=36), one group of teachers only taught the lesson series (n=36), and a comparison group taught a series of traditional geometry lessons from mathematical textbooks (n=43). A geometrical ability, creativity, and vocabulary test and a visual arts assignment were used in a pre- and post-measurements to test the effects of the MACE program. Results showed that students who received the MACE lesson series improved more than students who received regular geometry lessons only in geometrical aspects perceived in a visual artwork. Regarding students' understanding and explanation of geometrical phenomena and geometrical creative thinking, all students improved, but no differences between the groups were found, which implies that on these aspects the MACE program was as effective as the comparison group that received a more traditional form of geometry education.
Abstractor: As Provided
Entry Date: 2020
رقم الانضمام: EJ1271915
قاعدة البيانات: ERIC
الوصف
تدمد:1571-0068
DOI:10.1007/s10763-019-10018-z