Numbers and Space Intervals in Length Measurements in the Spanish Context: Proposals for the Transition to Measuring with the Ruler

• Published in: International journal of science and mathematics education Vol. 16; no. 7; pp. 1375 - 1386
• Main Authors: Gómezescobar, Ariadna, Fernández-Cézar, Raquel, Guerrero, Silvia
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 01.10.2018; Springer; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Children; Concept Formation; Early Childhood Education; Education; Foreign Countries; Intervals; Mathematical Concepts; Mathematics Education; Mathematics Skills; Measurement; Measurement Equipment; Numbers; Science Education; Young Children; Spain; Preschoolers; Length measurements; Numbers; Space intervals

The present work shows how 4–6-year-old Spanish children interpret numbers and space intervals in the ruler when measuring length. To determine it, 4 ad hoc rulers are designed and used with a sample of 103 children from two schools of Toledo province (Spain). The sample is characterized respecting...