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Direct linkWatson, Jane – Australian Primary Mathematics Classroom, 2015
Using statistical literacy skills to determine appropriate scales to be used on graphs is an essential part of numeracy. Using several meaningful contexts, this article explains very clearly when it is appropriate and inappropriate to begin the scale of a graph at zero.
Descriptors: Statistics, Numeracy, Graphs, Scaling
Danesi, Marcel – Studies in Philosophy and Education, 2007
Word problems in mathematics seem to constantly pose learning difficulties for all kinds of students. Recent work in math education (for example, [Lakoff, G. & Nunez, R. E. (2000). "Where mathematics comes from: How the embodied mind brings mathematics into being." New York: Basic Books]) suggests that the difficulties stem from an…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Word Problems (Mathematics), Figurative Language, Content Analysis
Download full textYu, Ching C. – 1990
This paper reports the results of an analysis performed using data from the mathematics component of the 1986 National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP) for grades 7 and 11. The purpose of the analysis was to study the relationship between mathematics achievement and students' attitude related to learning mathematics for the two grades. The…
Descriptors: Data Interpretation, Grade 11, Grade 7, High Schools
