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ERIC Number: EJ959522
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012-Mar
Pages: 19
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1033-2170
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A Study of Rural Preschool Practitioners' Views on Young Children's Mathematical Thinking
Hunting, Robert P.; Mousley, Judith A.; Perry, Bob
Mathematics Education Research Journal, v24 n1 p39-57 Mar 2012
The project "Mathematical Thinking of Preschool Children in Rural and Regional Australia: Research and Practice" aimed to investigate views of preschool practitioners about young children's mathematical thinking and development. Structured individual interviews were conducted with 64 preschool practitioners from rural areas of three Australian states. The questions focused on five broad themes: children's mathematics learning, support for mathematics teaching, technology and computers, attitudes and feelings, and assessment and record keeping. We review results from the interview data for each of these themes, discuss their importance, and outline recommendations related to teacher education as well as resource development and research.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Preschool Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Australia
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