ERIC Number: ED592422
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2018
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Aligning Online Mathematical Problem Solving with the Australian Curriculum
Symons, Duncan; Pierce, Robyn
Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (MERGA) (41st, Auckland, New Zealand, 2018)
The current Australian Curriculum mandates that technology be utilised to support students to "investigate, create and communicate mathematical ideas and concepts" (ACARA, 2018). However, research reports suggest that use of digital technologies in Australian primary mathematics often focuses on the lower-order drilling of algorithms and basic facts. In this study, an online environment provided the medium for Year 5 students to engage in collaborative mathematical problem solving. The students' online dialogue, along with uploaded diagrams and spreadsheets, provide evidence of their development of the Australian Curriculum: Mathematics' proficiencies of Problem Solving and Reasoning.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, National Curriculum, Alignment (Education), Problem Solving, Elementary School Mathematics, Cooperative Learning, Computer Uses in Education, Elementary School Students, Logical Thinking
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Publication Type: Speeches/Meeting Papers; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Australia
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