2003•Perceptual and Motor SkillsRequires access
Area and Perimeter Calculations by Education Majors
Adnan S. Abed, Haitham M. Alkhateeb
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Abstract
71 undergraduate majors in elementary education were given a task to assess their understanding of perimeter and area. Examination of responses indicated students' understanding of perimeter and area is very formula-based and their misunderstandings are often based on applying area calculation strategies to a perimeter calculation problem.