This essay is about the importance of teachers understanding children's mathematical thinking with reference to numeracy development in New Zealand and the western world during the 1990's.
Date Submitted: 11/24/2003 03:54:12
Category: / Society & Culture / Education
Length: 10 pages (2625 words)
Category: / Society & Culture / Education
Length: 10 pages (2625 words)
Position Paper – The Importance for Teachers of Understanding how Children's Mathematical Thinking Develops
"Why is innumeracy so widespread even among, otherwise educated people? The reasons, to be a little simplistic, are poor education, psychological blocks, and romantic misconceptions about the nature of mathematics." John Allen Paulos 1988
The body of knowledge of how children think mathematically has increased dramatically in the last thirty years. This has caused many changes in the way mathematics is presented to …
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