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Selected Works of James Spithill (retired)
Article
Big Ideas in Mathematics Teaching
The Research Digest (2015)
  • Dave Tout, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
  • James Spithill, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
  • Jenny Trevitt, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
  • Pat Knight, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
  • Marion Meiers, 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,
  • Big Ideas,
  • Teaching,
  • Learning
Disciplines
Publication Date
August, 2015
Citation Information
Dave Tout, James Spithill, Jenny Trevitt, Pat Knight, et al.. "Big Ideas in Mathematics Teaching" The Research Digest Vol. 11 (2015)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/james-spithill/2/