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Selected Works of David (Dave) Tout
Article
Big Ideas in Mathematics Teaching
The Research Digest (2015)
  • Dave Tout, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
  • Jim Spithill, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
Abstract
The idea of Big Ideas in mathematics education has now been around for a while, but what does it mean for the teaching and learning of mathematics in schools? This Digest attempts to address this issue by describing two
views about Big Ideas, and aims to give some insights into how the Big Ideas concept can be used by mathematics teachers.
Keywords
  • mathematics education,
  • numeracy
Disciplines
Publication Date
Winter August, 2015
Citation Information
Dave Tout and Jim Spithill. "Big Ideas in Mathematics Teaching" The Research Digest Vol. 11 (2015)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/dave_tout/52/