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Direct linkERIC Number: EJ1289314
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019
Pages: 5
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ISSN: ISSN-1326-0286
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Authentic Context Integration in Early Number Teaching
Hourigan, Mairead; Leavy, Aisling M.
Australian Primary Mathematics Classroom, v24 n1 p18-22 2019
This article presents an analysis of contextual tasks to support the development of counting in Foundation Year classrooms. The tasks allowed the students to engage in authentic and realistic number experiences on which to build their understandings of early number.
Descriptors: Numbers, Mathematics Instruction, Teaching Methods, Elementary School Students, Authentic Learning, Units of Study, Task Analysis, Foreign Countries, National Curriculum, Puppetry, Singing, Learning Activities
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Australia
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