ABSTRACT
The ability to describe, use, and visualize the effects of composing and decomposing geometric regions is significant in that the concepts and actions of creating and then iterating units and higher-order units in the context of constructing patterns, measuring, and computing are established bases for mathematical understanding and analysis (Clements, Battista, Sarama, & Swaminathan, 1997; Reynolds & Wheatley, 1996; Steffe & Cobb, 1988). Additionally, there is suggestive evidence that this type of composition corresponds with, and may support, children's ability to compose and decompose numbers (Clements, Sarama, Battista, & Swaminathan, 1996).
