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Cheeseman, Jill; Clarke, Doug; Roche, Anne; Wilson, Karen – Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, 2013
The findings discussed here are a small part of a larger study entitled, "Encouraging Persistence Maintaining Challenge". The paper reports five teachers' observations of the implementation of a task which was new to them. The teachers were asked to identify aspects of the task which they perceived as challenging for the Year 6 students.…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Foreign Countries, Teaching Methods, Assignments
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Roche, Anne; Clarke, Doug; Sullivan, Peter; Cheeseman, Jill – Australian Primary Mathematics Classroom, 2013
This article promotes the use of mathematically appropriate, engaging and challenging tasks to support learning that is worthwhile. The authors share insights from a three-lesson design experiment and the three tasks along with the results from their implementation are explored.
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Educational Strategies, Learner Engagement, Mathematics Instruction