ERIC Number: EJ1448286
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 6
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ISSN: ISSN-1326-0286
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Integrating Mathematics and Digital Technologies: A Practical Teaching Approach Using the 3C Model
Peter Curtis; Brett Moffett; David A. Martin
Australian Primary Mathematics Classroom, v29 n1 p3-8 2024
In this article, the authors explore how the 3C Model can be used to integrate other curriculum areas with mathematics, namely digital technologies. To illustrate the model, they provide a practical example of a teaching sequence. T he 3C Model is designed to create opportunities for applying reasoning and problem-solving skills and learning coding and algorithmic thinking using digital and physical devices. The model comprises three stages: Context of the problem (learning curriculum content within a contextual problem); Capabilities of the device (students are exposed to capabilities of software or physical computing devices in an exploratory or play-based activity); and Computational focus of the unit of work (an intentional and gradual shift in language from child-familiar terms to the more abstract representations of coding). The three stages are situated as the first three lessons of a 5 or 6 lesson sequence.
Descriptors: Models, Computer Software, Problem Solving, Mathematics Instruction, Algorithms, Units of Study, Sequential Approach, Computer Science Education, Interdisciplinary Approach, Play, Lesson Plans, Elementary School Students, Foreign Countries
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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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