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标题：Seventh Grade Students’ Success on the Topics of Area and Perimeter
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作者：Gülçin Tan Şişman ; Meral Aksu
期刊名称：Ilköğretim-Online
印刷版ISSN：1305-3515
出版年度：2009
卷号：8
期号：01
出版社：Ilköğretim-Online
摘要：The purpose of this study is to investigate 7th grade students’ success on the topics of area and perimeter. The study was conducted with 134 seventh grade students attending one of the public elementary schools in Ankara. A test including eight open-ended questions developed by the researchers was used as data collection instrument. The data were analyzed through the use of descriptive statistics methods. The results of the study revealed that majority of the seventh grade students participated in the study have serious problems with the understanding of area and perimeter, have some misconceptions, and have difficulties in using the formulas for area/ perimeter effectively. Based on the findings, suggestions for improving teaching of area and perimeter are addressed.
关键词：Area, perimeter, elementary mathematics education, measurement