Abstract
This investigation examines the spatial orientation performance of a nationally-representative cohort of secondary school students drawn from national mathematics assessment data. This investigation analyses the changes in performance on spatial orientation tasks (maps) of Grade 7 (ages 12-13) and Grade 9 (ages 14-15) cohorts across two time periods. Although spatial orientation performance increased significantly from Grade 7 to Grade 9, effect sizes were relatively small. Males outperformed females on both items, with performance differences increasing from Grade 7 to Grade 9. Both males and females had difficulties re-orientating themselves within the map, especially when the question had multiple changes in orientation.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 41st annual conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education |
| Editors | Berinderjeet Kaur, Weng Kin Ho, Tin Lam Toh, Ban Heng Choy |
| Place of Publication | Singapore |
| Publisher | The International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (IGPME) Inc |
| Pages | 193-200 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Volume | 3 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9789811137426 |
| Publication status | Published - 2017 |
| Event | 41st Annual Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education - Singapore, Singapore, Singapore Duration: 17 Jul 2017 → 22 Jul 2017 |
Conference
| Conference | 41st Annual Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education |
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| Abbreviated title | PME 41 |
| Country/Territory | Singapore |
| City | Singapore |
| Period | 17/07/17 → 22/07/17 |