Developing the Area of a Trapezoid

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Agida G. Manizade
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Volume/Issue:
Volume 107: Issue 7
Page(s):
508–514
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5951/mathteacher.107.7.0508
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Subjects:
Grade(s) or Audience, Grades 9-12, Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh, Twelfth, Math Topic, Geometry, Shapes, Other Topic, Communication, Discourse/Questioning, Reasoning/Sense Making/Proof
Keywords:
CCSS.Math.Content.HSG-GPE.B.7; CCSS.Math.Content.HSG-CO.D.12

When calculating the area of a trapezoid, students use a range of problem-solving strategies and measurement concepts.

Contributor Notes

Agida G. Manizade, amanizade@radford.edu, is a professor in the Department of Mathematics and statistics at radford University in radford, Virginia.

Marguerite M. Mason, mmmaso@wm.edu, is a professor at the school of education at the college of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia. Both are interested in research on teaching and learning geometry.

(Corresponding author is Manizade amanizade@radford.edu)
(Corresponding author is Mason mmmaso@wm.edu)
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The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Inc. All rights reserved. 2014
Page Count:
7
Article Category:
Research Article
Print Publication Date:
01 Mar 2014
Online Publication Date:
Mar 2014
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