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Publication Date: 2021
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The Development and Validation of Two New Assessment Options for Multiplicative Thinking
Siemon, Dianne; Callingham, Rosemary; Day, Lorraine
Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (MERGA) (43rd, Singapore, 2021)
The capacity to recognise, represent, and reason about relationships between different quantities, that is, to think multiplicatively, has long been recognised as critical to success in school mathematics in the middle years and beyond. Building on recent research that found a strong link between multiplicative thinking and algebraic, geometrical, and statistical reasoning, this paper will describe the development and validation of two new assessment options for multiplicative thinking and discuss the significance of this for the teaching and learning of mathematics in the middle years of schooling.
Descriptors: Multiplication, Thinking Skills, Mathematics Achievement, Correlation, Abstract Reasoning, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Tests, Geometry, Algebra, Teaching Methods, Learning Processes, Test Validity, Middle School Students, Foreign Countries, National Curriculum, Scaffolding (Teaching Technique), Numeracy
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Publication Type: Reports - Research; Speeches/Meeting Papers
Education Level: Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (MERGA)
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