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Basil Conway IV; Marjorie Mitchell – Mathematics Teacher: Learning and Teaching PK-12, 2023
This article describes students learning to build their own numbering system by recognizing and identifying patterns with interlocking cubes in different place values. The students used the Egyptian hieroglyphic numeral system in conjunction with this activity to connect learning in other subjects. Students used prior knowledge of place value to…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Geometric Concepts, Concept Formation, Number Systems
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Thomas De Vittori – Discover Education, 2022
This paper reports on an experiment involving 108 sixth-grade French students in which the history of Chinese numeration was used in mathematics education. The aim of this study is to evaluate the relevance of using ancient number systems in mathematics education, which is common in French textbooks. In the experiment a pre-test with usual…
Descriptors: Grade 6, Foreign Countries, Mathematics Education, Mathematics Activities