Developing pedagogical strategies to promote structural thinking in early mathematics

Joanne Mulligan; Michael C. Mitchelmore

Developing pedagogical strategies to promote structural thinking in early mathematics

Joanne Mulligan, Michael C. Mitchelmore

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The Pattern and Structure Mathematical Awareness Program (PASMAP) is an early mathematics program designed to promote structural thinking. PASMAP pedagogy removes the structure commonly provided for students in order to challenge them to construct their own, focusing student attention on spatial and numerical patterns and leading them to formulate their own generalisations. In this paper, we give some examples of Kindergarten PASMAP tasks that develop and link the themes of grid patterns, number patterns, multiplication and base ten numeration. Work samples drawn from a recent evaluation study are used to illustrate the range of students' structural development.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Mathematics education
Subtitle of host publication	expanding horizons : proceedings of the 35th Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia
Editors	Jaguthsing Dindyal, Lu Pien Cheng, Swee Fong Ng
Place of Publication	Singapore
Publisher	MERGA
Pages	529-536
Number of pages	8
ISBN (Print)	9789810725273
Publication status	Published - 2012
Event	Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (35th : 2012) - Singapore Duration: 2 Jul 2012 → 6 Jul 2012

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Conference	Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (35th : 2012)
City	Singapore
Period	2/07/12 → 6/07/12

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Copyright 2012 Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia Incorporated. Original published at http://www.merga.net.au/publications/counter.php?pub=pub_conf&id=1994. 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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Mulligan, J., & Mitchelmore, M. C. (2012). Developing pedagogical strategies to promote structural thinking in early mathematics. In J. Dindyal, L. P. Cheng, & S. F. Ng (Eds.), Mathematics education: expanding horizons : proceedings of the 35th Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (pp. 529-536). MERGA. http://www.merga.net.au/publications/counter.php?pub=pub_conf&id=1994

Mulligan, Joanne ; Mitchelmore, Michael C. / Developing pedagogical strategies to promote structural thinking in early mathematics. Mathematics education: expanding horizons : proceedings of the 35th Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia. editor / Jaguthsing Dindyal ; Lu Pien Cheng ; Swee Fong Ng. Singapore : MERGA, 2012. pp. 529-536

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Mulligan, J & Mitchelmore, MC 2012, Developing pedagogical strategies to promote structural thinking in early mathematics. in J Dindyal, LP Cheng & SF Ng (eds), Mathematics education: expanding horizons : proceedings of the 35th Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia. MERGA, Singapore, pp. 529-536, Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (35th : 2012), Singapore, 2/07/12. <http://www.merga.net.au/publications/counter.php?pub=pub_conf&id=1994>

Developing pedagogical strategies to promote structural thinking in early mathematics. / Mulligan, Joanne; Mitchelmore, Michael C.
Mathematics education: expanding horizons : proceedings of the 35th Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia. ed. / Jaguthsing Dindyal; Lu Pien Cheng; Swee Fong Ng. Singapore: MERGA, 2012. p. 529-536.

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