Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ578794
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1998
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Contextualising Numeracy: Abstract Tools at the Coalface.
Lukin, Annabelle
Literacy and Numeracy Studies, v8 n1 p67-80 1998
A social semiotic approach to math is necessary because of the increasing significance of abstract tools in the workplace. A case study from the coal mining industry illustrates the need to recognize mathematics as a socially constructed system and to contextualize math instruction. (SK)
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Case Studies, Coal, Foreign Countries, Mathematics, Mining, Numeracy, Semiotics, Social Environment
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Australia
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