Evaluating Middle Years Students' Proportional Reasoning

A Hilton; G Hilton; Shelley Dole; M Goos; M O'Brien

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Evaluating Middle Years Students' Proportional Reasoning

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Evaluating Middle Years Students' Proportional Reasoning

A Hilton, G Hilton, Shelley Dole, M Goos and M O'Brien

Proceedings of the 35th Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, pp.330-337

Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (MEGRA), 35th (Singapore, 02-Jul-2012–06-Jul-2012)

Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (MERGA)

2012

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Abstract

Curriculum and Pedagogy

Proportional reasoning is a key aspect of numeracy that is not always developed naturally by students. Understanding the types of proportional reasoning that students apply to different problem types is a useful first step to identifying ways to support teachers and students to develop proportional reasoning in the classroom. This paper describes the development of a diagnostic instrument that aims to identify situations in which students can apply proportional reasoning and the types of reasoning they use.

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Title: Evaluating Middle Years Students' Proportional Reasoning
Authors: A Hilton (Author) - The University of Queensland
G Hilton (Author) - The University of Queensland
Shelley Dole (Author) - The University of Queensland
M Goos (Author) - The University of Queensland
M O'Brien (Author) - The University of Queensland
Contributors: J Dindyal (Editor)
L P Cheng (Editor)
S F Ng (Editor)
Publication details: Proceedings of the 35th Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, pp.330-337
Conference details: Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (MEGRA), 35th (Singapore, 02-Jul-2012–06-Jul-2012)
Publisher: Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (MERGA)
Date published: 2012
Copyright note: 2012 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
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99449247302621
Output Type: Conference paper

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