Exploring the Demands and Opportunities for Numeracy in the Australian Curriculum: English

V Geiger; M Goos; Shelley Dole; H Forgasz; Anne Bennison

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Exploring the Demands and Opportunities for Numeracy in the Australian Curriculum: English

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Exploring the Demands and Opportunities for Numeracy in the Australian Curriculum: English

V Geiger, M Goos, Shelley Dole, H Forgasz and Anne Bennison

Proceedings of the 36th Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, pp.330-337

Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (MERGA), 36th (Melbourne, Australia, 07-Jul-2013–11-Jul-2013)

Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (MERGA)

2013

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Curriculum and Pedagogy

Numeracy is a fundamental component of the Australian National Curriculum as a General Capability identified in each F-10 subject. In this paper we report on an aspect of a larger project aimed at investigating how effective cross-curricular numearcy practice can be implemented within the context of the Australian National Curriculum. Specifically, we draw on a numeracy audit of the English curriculum and on data collected via a semi-structured teacher interview to explore the numeracy demands and opportunities that exist in the teaching of English. Despite limited guidance for teacher sin how to take advantage of numeracy skills within English, our investation reveals that multiple opportunities to do so abound.

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Title: Exploring the Demands and Opportunities for Numeracy in the Australian Curriculum: English
Authors: V Geiger (Author) - Australian Catholic University
M Goos (Author) - University of Queensland
Shelley Dole (Author) - University of Queensland
H Forgasz (Author) - Monash University
Anne Bennison (Author) - University of Queensland
Contributors: V Steinle (Editor)
L Ball (Editor)
C Bardini (Editor)
Publication details: Proceedings of the 36th 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 (MERGA), 36th (Melbourne, Australia, 07-Jul-2013–11-Jul-2013)
Publisher: Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (MERGA)
Date published: 2013
Copyright note: 2013 Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia Inc. Reproduced here with the permission of the copyright holder.
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: 99450056802621
Output Type: Conference paper

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