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Hilton, Annette; Hilton, Geoff – Australian Primary Mathematics Classroom, 2018
This article describes part of a study in which researchers designed lesson sequences based around using a string number line to help teachers support children's development of relative thinking and understanding of linear scale. In the first year of the study, eight teachers of Years 3-5 participated in four one-day professional development…
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Mathematics Instruction, Abstract Reasoning, Mathematical Logic
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Roche, Anne; Clarke, Doug; Sullivan, Peter; Cheeseman, Jill – Australian Primary Mathematics Classroom, 2013
This article promotes the use of mathematically appropriate, engaging and challenging tasks to support learning that is worthwhile. The authors share insights from a three-lesson design experiment and the three tasks along with the results from their implementation are explored.
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Educational Strategies, Learner Engagement, Mathematics Instruction