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- Title
- The Role of dynamic interactive technological tools in preschoolers' mathematical patterning
- Related
- Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia Conference (30th : 2007) (2 - 6 July 2007 : Hobart)
- Related
- Watson, Jane and Beswick, Kim. Mathematics: essential research, essential practice : proceedings of the 30th annual conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, held at Wrest Point Hotel Casino, Hobart, Tasmania, 2--6 July 2007, Vol. 1, p.372-381
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- http://www.merga.net.au/documents/RP322007.pdf
- Publisher
- Adelaide : MERGA
- Date
- 2007
- FoR/RFCD Code(s)
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130300 Specialist Studies in Education
130100 Education Systems
- Author/Creator
- Highfield, Kate
- Author/Creator
- Mulligan, Joanne
- Description
- This paper presents case study data from an exploratory study investigating six preschoolers’ patterning skills using three learning modes: concrete materials, screen-based technological tools, and combined modes. Children using dynamic interactive software and virtual manipulatives to solve pattern-eliciting tasks engaged in more “experimental” representations and created more patterns and transformations than children using concrete materials. However, there were no qualitative differences observed between children's understanding of simple repetition. This research highlights new ways of mathematics learning that can be enhanced through explicit techniques afforded by technology.
- Description
- 10 page(s)
- Subject Keyword
- 130300 Specialist Studies in Education
- Subject Keyword
- 130100 Education Systems
- Subject Keyword
- Early mathematics learning
- Subject Keyword
- Technology
- Subject Keyword
- Virtual manipulatives
- Subject Keyword
- Patterning
- Subject Keyword
- Early childhood
- Resource Type
- conference paper
- Organisation
- Macquarie University. Institute of Early Childhood
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.14/150138
- Identifier
- ISBN:9781920846138
- Identifier
- mq-rm-2007002861
- Language
- eng
- Rights
- Copyright Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia Incorporated. Original published at http://www.merga.net.au/documents/RP322007.pdf. Version archived for private and non‐commercial use with the permission of the author/s and according to publisher conditions. For further reproduction rights please contact the publisher at http://www.merga.net.au.
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