Instruction to support mental computation development in young children of diverse ability

A Heirdsfield; Shelley Dole; K Beswick

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Instruction to support mental computation development in young children of diverse ability

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Instruction to support mental computation development in young children of diverse ability

A Heirdsfield, Shelley Dole and K Beswick

Proceedings of the 2006 Australian Association for Research in Education Conference

Australian Association for Research in Education (AARE) Conference: Engaging Pedagogies, 2006 (Adelaide, Australia, 27-Nov-2006–30-Nov-2006)

Australian Association for Research in Education

2006

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Curriculum and Pedagogy

Fostering young children's mental computation capacity is essential to support their numeracy development. Debate continues as to whether young children should be explicitly taught strategies for mental computation, or be afforded the freedom to develop their own. This paper reports on teaching experiments with two groups of students in their first year of schooling: those considered 'at-risk', and those deemed mathematically advanced. Both groups made considerable learning gains as a result of instruction. Importantly, the gains of the at-risk group are likely to renew both their own, and their teacher's confidence in their ability to learn. In this paper, the instructional programs are documented, highlighting the influence of instruction upon the children's development.

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Title: Instruction to support mental computation development in young children of diverse ability
Authors: A Heirdsfield (Author) - Queensland University of Technology
Shelley Dole (Author) - University of Queensland
K Beswick (Author) - University of Tasmania
Contributors: Peter Jeffery (Editor)
Publication details: Proceedings of the 2006 Australian Association for Research in Education Conference
Conference details: Australian Association for Research in Education (AARE) Conference: Engaging Pedagogies, 2006 (Adelaide, Australia, 27-Nov-2006–30-Nov-2006)
Publisher: Australian Association for Research in Education
Date published: 2006
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: 99449231802621
Output Type: Conference paper

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