Gibberish or what? : use of symbolic language in primary mathematics

Gibberish or what? : use of symbolic language in primary mathematics

Lorna Quinnell and Merrilyn Carter examine the use of symbols in teaching mathematics and outline the difficulties students experience in 'reading symbols and abbreviations. We are sure teachers will appreciate the way the authors have examined the use of symbols and abbreviations in NAPLAN tes...

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Veröffentlicht in:Australian primary mathematics classroom 2013-01, Vol.18 (1), p.8-14
Hauptverfasser: Quinnell, Lorna, Carter, Merilyn
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Sprache:eng
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Elementary School Mathematics
Foreign Countries
Mathematical Concepts
Mathematics
Mathematics attitudes
Mathematics education
Mathematics Instruction
Mathematics Teachers
Mathematics teaching
Mathematics Tests
Memory
Misconceptions
National Assessment Program, Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) (Australia)
National competency tests
Number Concepts
Numeracy
Primary education
Primary school mathematics
Primary secondary education
Signs and symbols
Study and teaching
Symbolic learning
Symbols (Mathematics)
Teaching Methods
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Zusammenfassung:Lorna Quinnell and Merrilyn Carter examine the use of symbols in teaching mathematics and outline the difficulties students experience in 'reading symbols and abbreviations. We are sure teachers will appreciate the way the authors have examined the use of symbols and abbreviations in NAPLAN testing and organised them into five distinct categories. [Publisher abstract]
ISSN:1326-0286