Authentic Numeracy Context for Proportional Reasoning – the Case of the Seven Summits

Shelley Dole; Merrilyn Goos; Annette Hilton; Geoff Hilton

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Authentic Numeracy Context for Proportional Reasoning – the Case of the Seven Summits

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Authentic Numeracy Context for Proportional Reasoning – the Case of the Seven Summits

Shelley Dole, Merrilyn Goos, Annette Hilton and Geoff Hilton

Proceedings of the 41st Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, pp.59-62

Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (MERGA), 41st (Auckland, New Zealand, 01-Jul-2018–05-Jul-2018)

Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (MERGA)

2018

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Specialist Studies in Education

This paper presents a case study of one primary school teacher's journey of realisation about the importance of proportional reasoning for numeracy. Through immersing students in a rich numeracy investigation to meaningfully compare the world's tallest mountains, this teacher reflects on authentic contexts and hands-on experiences for promoting and enhancing students' multiplicative thinking. This study included analysis of interview data, classroom observations and student artefacts against a rich model of numeracy that served to emphasise the power of meaningful contexts for promoting multiplicative comparison.

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Title: Authentic Numeracy Context for Proportional Reasoning – the Case of the Seven Summits
Authors: Shelley Dole (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering
Merrilyn Goos (Author) - University of Queensland
Annette Hilton (Author) - University of Technology, Sydney
Geoff Hilton (Author) - University of Queensland
Contributors: Jodie Hunter (Editor)
Lisa Darragh (Editor)
Pam Perger (Editor)
Publication details: Proceedings of the 41st Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, pp.59-62
Conference details: Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (MERGA), 41st (Auckland, New Zealand, 01-Jul-2018–05-Jul-2018)
Publisher: Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (MERGA)
Date published: 2018
Copyright note: 2018 Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia Inc Reproduced here with the permission in accordance with the publisher's copyright policy.
Organisation Unit: School of Education - Legacy; Indigenous and Transcultural Research Centre; School of Education and Tertiary Access; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99451255802621
Output Type: Conference paper

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