Research on the Mathematics Space Concept of Junior High School Students in China

The space concept is one of the main manifestations of the mathematics core competencies in the compulsory education stage as required by the Mathematics Curriculum Standards for Compulsory Education (2022 edition). In the past two decades, many scholars have studied the space concept, but there is no literature to systematically summarize the research results. Therefore, this paper adopts the literature analysis method to review 47 papers related to the mathematics space concept of junior high school students in China, and obtains the following conclusions: After the promulgation of the Mathematics Curriculum Standards for Compulsory Education (2022 edition), the research on the space concept has increased, but it is mostly theoretical research and less empirical research. The research is divided into six aspects: the connotation and components of the space concept, the division of the space concept's dimensions, the current development status of the space concept of junior high school students, factors influencing the space concept, ways to cultivate the space concept, and curriculum resources development. Studies on the dimensional division, the current development status, and the ways of cultivating the space concept are abundant. The division of dimensions and levels of the space concept provides a research approach to further understanding the development status of junior high school students. The research on the development status suggests that teachers should analyze the weak points in the space concept combined with the specific situation of students. The research on the cultivation ways innovates the design of teachers' teaching activities. But these studies all focus on the period before the promulgation of the new edition standards. There is a lack of research on the connotation and components, the influencing factors, and the development of curriculum resources. Therefore, it is necessary to analyze the research week's points further. The space concept can be interpreted from different perspectives in conjunction with other related disciplinary theories, the influence factors such as students' pre-preparation and teachers' teaching styles can be examined, and a variety of in-school and out-of-school resources and networked resources can be flexibly applied for curriculum development.