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Graven, Mellony; Jorgensen, Robyn – Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, 2018
Research suggests mathematical stories can support mathematical learning. We discuss an unexpected outcome caregivers of reception year learners (Gr R age 5-6yrs), participating in a mathematics story-time program, shared in interviews. The program, implemented with Gr R learners' caregivers in two South African schools, explained and demonstrated…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Foreign Countries, Story Telling, Caregivers
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Graven, Mellony – South African Journal of Childhood Education, 2012
It is argued in this paper that there is an absence of literature relating to research on learner mathematical dispositions, particularly with young learners. Drawing on Kilpatrick, Swafford and Findell's (2001) five interrelated strands of mathematical proficiency, which include: conceptual understanding, procedural fluency, strategic competence,…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Foreign Countries, Numeracy, Mathematics