Maths performance and spatial skills at primary school age

One focus is on analysing different areas of spatial and general mathematical competencies. As a basis for this, a differentiated framework concept was developed, particularly for the investigation of mathematical competences at primary school age.

Grüßing, Meike (in print). Spatial competences and mathematics performance - First results of an empirical study with 4th grade children. In M. Toepell (ed.), Beiträge zum Mathematikunterricht 2003. Hildesheim: Franzbecker.

Grüßing, M. & Hellmich, F. (2003). Many contents, many contexts, many activities - a framework concept for factual tasks. Grundschulunterricht (2), 13-15.

Grüßing, Meike (2002). How much spatial imagination do you need for spatial imagination tasks? Strategies of primary school children in coping with spatial-geometric requirements. Zentralblatt für Didaktik der Mathematik 34 (2), 37-45.

Grüßing, Meike (2002). Development of mathematical competences at primary school age. In W. Peschek (Ed.), Beiträge zum Mathematikunterricht 2002 (pp. 199-202). Hildesheim: Franzbecker.

Grüßing, M. & Hellmich, F. (2001). Spatial ability and geometry learning. In M. van den Heuvel-Panhuizen (Ed.), Proceedings of the 25th Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (Vol. I, p. 396). Utrecht: Utrecht University.

Grüßing, Meike (2001). Spatial geometry in the understanding of 4th grade children. In G. Kaiser (Ed.), Contributions to mathematics education 2001 (pp. 245-248). Hildesheim: Franzbecker.

Poster presentations

Hellmich, F. & Grüßing, M. (2002) Spatial imagination and geometry learning in primary and special schools. Poster presentation at the 18th Congress of the German Society for Educational Science, March 2002, Munich.

Hellmich, F. & Grüßing, M. (2001). Spatial imagination and geometry learning. Poster presentation at the 61st conference of the Arbeitsgruppe für Empirische Pädagogische Forschung (AEPF), September 2001, Schwäbisch-Gmünd.

Grüßing, M. & Hellmich, F. (2001). Spatial ability and geometry learning. Poster presentation at the 25th Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, July 2001, Utrecht.

Lectures

Grüßing, M. & Hellmich, F. (2003) "That's such a funny maths problem again!" - Children solve and evaluate maths problems. Presentation at the Pedagogical Week, September 2003, University of Oldenburg.

Grüßing, M. (2003). Spatial competences and mathematics performance - First results of an empirical study with children in the 4th school year. Presentation at the 27th Annual Conference of the Society for Didactics of Mathematics, March 2003, Dortmund.

Grüßing, M. (2003). Spatial competences and mathematics performance - First results of an empirical study with children of the 4th school year. Lecture at the Oberseminar Didaktik der Mathematik of the University of Augsburg, January 2003, Augsburg.

Grüßing, M. (2002) Spatial abilities and mathematical competences at primary school age. Presentation at the doctoral colloquium of the Society for Didactics of Mathematics, September 2002, Benediktbeuern.

Grüßing, M. & Hellmich, F. (2002). "I always think that I'm doing it in my head..." - Spatial-geometric competences at primary school age. Lecture at the Pedagogical Week, September 2002, University of Oldenburg.

Grüßing, M. (2002). Development of mathematical competences at primary school age. Presentation at the 26th Annual Conference of the Society for Didactics of Mathematics, February 2002, Klagenfurt.

Grüßing, M. (2001). On the relationship between spatial abilities and mathematical competence at primary school age. Presentation at the doctoral colloquium of the Gesellschaft für Didaktik der Mathematik, September 2001, Benediktbeuern.

Grüßing M., Hartmann, J. & Hellmich, F.(2001). Opportunities for teaching geometry - materials to promote spatial imagination. Lecture at the Pedagogical Week, September 2001, University of Oldenburg.

Grüßing. M. (2001). Spatial geometry in the understanding of 4th grade children. Lecture at the 25th Annual Conference of the Society for Didactics of Mathematics, March 2001, Ludwigsburg.

Grüßing, M. (2003). Mathematics performance and spatial competences in primary school age. Lecture at the autumn conference of the working group "Psychology and Mathematics Didactics" of the Society for Didactics of Mathematics, October 2003, Rauischhozhausen.

Participation in conferences