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WHAT IS MEASUREMENT AND HOW DO YOUNG LEARNERS INTERPRETE IT?

In this first entry, I would like to focus on the definition of measurement and analyse how young learners can learn this concept effectively since many students do not usually understand this concept and have many complications when they have to calculate the measurement of something which is beyond their cognitive capacity.


The concept of measurement could be defined as the result of measuring, so that, it is the act and effect of measuring. In other words, it is about comparing the quantity of magnitude that we want to measure with the unit of that magnitude. This result will be expressed by a number which will be followed by the corresponding unit, for example, if we want to measure our table and we are going to use the meter as a unit, the result could be 3 meters.
Now, I would like to share with you some different activities that young learners can do in order to be aware of the importance of measuring in our social environment. For example, teachers can start with asking some questions about how many litres they waste when they are having a shower, how long they take to go to school, how many steps they have to do in order to arrive at home, etc.


In this way, we will enable learners to think and reflect about the elements that are surrounding them in their daily life and be conscious that every single element that they do during the day can be measured and it is necessary to use some mathematical concepts. 

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