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Thurtell, Elise; Forrester, Tricia; Chinnappan, Mohan – Mathematics Teacher Education and Development, 2019
A deep understanding of fraction concepts and operations is necessary if pre-service teachers (PSTs) are to present the concepts in multiple forms to learners. Such an understanding needs to be grounded in rich conceptual knowledge. In the present study, we explore the development of this understanding by supporting a cohort of 103 PSTs, who had…
Descriptors: Fractions, Preservice Teachers, Teacher Education Programs, Mathematical Concepts
Gervasoni, Ann; Parish, Linda; Livesey, Carole; Croswell, Melissa; Bevan, Kate; Hadden, Teresa; Turkenburg, Kathie – Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, 2013
The longitudinal progress of 42 Grade 1 students who participated in a 10-20 week Extending Mathematical Understanding (EMU) intervention program was examined to evaluate the effectiveness of the program for enhancing and accelerating mathematics learning. Overall the students made accelerated progress during Grade 1 and their learning was…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Students, Primary Education, Longitudinal Studies
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van Klinken, Eduarda – Australian Primary Mathematics Classroom, 2012
This article outlines how a Brisbane independent school, Clayfield College, improved the ability of its Year 3 students to solve addition and subtraction word problems by utilising a schematic approach. It was observed that while students could read the words in the text of a written problem, many had difficulty identifying the core information…
Descriptors: Private Schools, Problem Solving, Word Problems (Mathematics), Subtraction