Shirali, Padmapriya
(2015)
Teaching measurement.
At Right Angles, 4 (2).
pp. 1-12.
Abstract
Measurement occupies a unique position in the curriculum, for various reasons. As it is an
essential everyday activity in human life, children are naturally exposed to measurement in
various situations at home and elsewhere. Also, measurement overlaps both with numbers
and geometry. It involves spatial dimensions as well as counting. In measurement, one is
measuring one attribute in terms of another attribute. Also one is expressing a non-discrete
quantity in terms of discrete numbers. Since there are different ways of measuring the given
length or mass, the choice of the measure is dependent on the purpose that needs to be
served. Children need to understand that some contexts require precision to a fine degree
while some require approximate figures. A strong foundation in measurement concepts
leads to a better understanding of decimal numbers in particular.
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