Fostering Geometrical Measurement Skills to Enhance Geometrical Measurement Performance in Primary Schools

Geometrical measurement becomes one of the most critical topics in primary mathematics which require the understanding of the underlying concepts and not just focusing solely on formulas. Unfortunately, the teaching and learning of geometrical measurement is usually based on rules, procedures and formulas. Besides, research have also shown that the scarcity of the conceptual understanding significantly contributes to the poor geometrical measurement understanding. Thus, the focus of this study is to clarify the specific types of geometrical measurement skills that contribute to the geometrical measurement conceptual understanding. The research method was based on literature review search strategy through online database such as Google Scholar and Scopus. The results of this study indicate that in order to grasp the conceptual understanding of geometrical measurement, pupils need to be proficient in geometrical measurement skills. From the literature, it can be concluded that geometrical measurement skills involve the integration of spatial skills and numerical skills. Thus, the findings of this study led us to draw conclusions on the skills that guide primary-level pupils to grasp conceptual understanding in geometrical measurement. Subsequently, the findings may also provide guidance for potential researchers and teachers to evaluate the performance of pupils in geometrical measurement such as developing an alternative assessment tool.