Presentation
Learning environments that support the development of multiplicative thinking
Mathematics: Learn, lead, link. Proceedings of the 25th Biennial Conference of the Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers Inc.
Publication Date
1-1-2015
Abstract
Given the right learning environment primary aged children can and do develop the capacity to think multiplicatively. Through vignettes taken from interviews with a Year 5 class during a research project, the optimal conditions for the conceptual development underpinning multiplicative thinking is examined.
Keywords
- higher mathematics,
- intermediate mathematics,
- curriculum
Disciplines
Citation Information
Derek Hurrell and Lorraine Day. "Learning environments that support the development of multiplicative thinking" Mathematics: Learn, lead, link. Proceedings of the 25th Biennial Conference of the Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers Inc. (2015) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/lorraine-day/19/