ERIC Number: EJ1057693
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2015
Pages: 14
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Emergence of Tables as First-Graders Cope with Modelling Tasks
Peled, Irit; Keisar, Einav
International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, v46 n4 p570-583 2015
In this action research, first-graders were challenged to cope with a sequence of modelling tasks involving an analysis of given situations and choices of mathematical tools. In the course of the sequence, they underwent a change in the nature of their problem-solving processes and developed modelling competencies. Moreover, during the task sequence, the first-graders spontaneously discovered the power of organizing problem data in a table. They did not merely use their existing mathematical knowledge, but also "reinvented" tables as a new mathematical tool. This paper describes the gradual development of this tool as the children moved along the task sequence. Notably, the first-graders exhibited this progress in spite of having relatively little mathematical knowledge.
Descriptors: Coping, Task Analysis, Tables (Data), Grade 1, Action Research, Sequential Learning, Problem Solving, Mathematical Applications, Program Descriptions, Mathematics Activities, Mathematical Aptitude, Mathematics Education, Elementary School Students, Elementary School Mathematics, Observation, Mathematical Models, Mathematics Achievement
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Grade 1; Primary Education; Elementary Education; Early Childhood Education
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Language: English
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