Results of a teaching experiment to foster the conceptual understanding of multiplication based on children's literature
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Paper/Presentation Title | Results of a teaching experiment to foster the conceptual understanding of multiplication based on children's literature |
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Presentation Type | Paper |
Authors | Worlley, Amanda (Author) and Jamieson-Proctor, Romina (Author) |
Editors | Clarkson, Philip, Downton, Ann, Gronn, Donna, Horne, Marj, McDonough, Andrea, Pierce, Robyn and Roche, Anne |
Journal or Proceedings Title | Proceedings of the 28th Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (MERGA 28) |
Number of Pages | 8 |
Year | 2005 |
Place of Publication | Australia |
ISBN | 1920846093 |
Web Address (URL) of Paper | http://www.merga.net.au/node/38?year=2005 |
Conference/Event | 28th Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (MERGA28) |
Event Details | 28th Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (MERGA28) Parent Annual conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia Delivery In person Event Date 07 to end of 09 Jul 2005 Event Location Melbourne, Australia |
Abstract | The importance of conceptual understanding in mathematics has been well documented (Hiebert & Carpenter, 1992). This paper reports selected results from a research study that used a conjecture-driven teaching experiment (Confrey & Lachance, 1999) to enhance Year 3 students’ conceptual understanding of multiplication. The teaching experiment employed children’s literature as a mediational tool for students to explore and engage in multiplication activities and dialogue. The SOLO taxonomy (Biggs & Collis, 1989) was used to both frame the novel teaching and learning activities, as well as assess the level of students’ conceptual understanding of multiplication. |
Keywords | mathematics education, multiplication, conceptual understanding |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 390109. Mathematics and numeracy curriculum and pedagogy |
Public Notes | File reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher/author. |
Byline Affiliations | Griffith University |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q0z83/results-of-a-teaching-experiment-to-foster-the-conceptual-understanding-of-multiplication-based-on-children-s-literature
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