TY - GEN
T1 - Promoting mathematical pattern and structure in the first year of schooling
T2 - an intervention study
AU - Mulligan, Joanne
AU - Mitchelmore, Michael
AU - Marston, Jennifer
AU - Highfield, Kate
AU - Kemp, Coral
PY - 2008
Y1 - 2008
N2 - Using a design approach, this study monitors the growth in mathematics learning of ten Kindergarten students engaged in a Pattern and Structure Mathematics Awareness Program (PASMAP) over 15 weekly teaching episodes. Pre- and post- interviews using a Pattern and Structure Assessment (PASA) and standardised measures indicated substantial growth across number, measurement and geometry concepts. Qualitative analyses of digital recordings and students' representations provided complementary evidence of their invented symbolisations and generalisations in repetitions and growing patterns. Improvements in mathematical processes such as skip counting, multiplicative thinking, unitising and partitioning, similarity and congruence, and area measurement were observed.
AB - Using a design approach, this study monitors the growth in mathematics learning of ten Kindergarten students engaged in a Pattern and Structure Mathematics Awareness Program (PASMAP) over 15 weekly teaching episodes. Pre- and post- interviews using a Pattern and Structure Assessment (PASA) and standardised measures indicated substantial growth across number, measurement and geometry concepts. Qualitative analyses of digital recordings and students' representations provided complementary evidence of their invented symbolisations and generalisations in repetitions and growing patterns. Improvements in mathematical processes such as skip counting, multiplicative thinking, unitising and partitioning, similarity and congruence, and area measurement were observed.
M3 - Conference proceeding contribution
T3 - PME Conference Proceedings
SP - 1
EP - 8
BT - Proceedings of the joint meeting of PME 32 and PME-NA xxx, Vol 4
A2 - Figueras, O
A2 - Cortina, JL
A2 - Alatorre, S
A2 - Rojano, T
A2 - Sepulveda, A
PB - INT GRP PSYCHOL MATH EDUC
CY - Morelia, México
ER -