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Hurrell, Derek – Australian Primary Mathematics Classroom, 2017
When teaching the measurement attribute of time, most teachers are aware that just getting students to read a clock is a task with its own challenges, but is developing this skill and understanding enough? What else do teachers need to make sure they cover, in order to give students a chance of developing this important component of being a…
Descriptors: Time, Teaching Methods, Mathematics Instruction, Arithmetic
Hall, Jennifer; Jao, Limin – Australian Primary Mathematics Classroom, 2017
In this article, the authors present two activities in which students explore angles and related geometric properties in the context of dance, namely ballet. The activities have been successfully implemented in pre-service numeracy classes at Monash University's two-year, post-degree teacher education program (MTeach). Specifically, the activities…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Measurement Equipment, Instrumentation, Foreign Countries
Lovitt, Charles – Australian Primary Mathematics Classroom, 2017
Some years back, the author found the following problem in a spatial puzzle book: how many ways can you put four blocks together, face to face (with no vertical rotation symmetry)? He gave each student just four blocks and they collectively tried combinations to eventually agree on the answer of 15. He used to think it was a halfway decent task,…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Puzzles, Spatial Ability, Problem Solving
Hurst, Chris; Hurrell, Derek – Australian Primary Mathematics Classroom, 2017
A journey into multiplicative thinking by three teachers in a primary school is reported. A description of how the teachers learned to identify gaps in student knowledge is described along with how the teachers assisted students to connect multiplicative ideas in ways that make sense.
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Elementary School Mathematics, Mathematics Instruction, Multiplication
West, John – Australian Primary Mathematics Classroom, 2016
Problems sourced from national and international competitions such as the Australian Mathematics Competition are often used effectively as enrichment and/or extension activities for high achieving students. While this has meant that they are sometimes deemed too esoteric or trivial for use in the regular classroom, this paper takes the view that…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Foreign Countries, Knowledge Level, Teaching Methods
Tucker, Steven; Shumway, Jessica F.; Moyer-Packenham, Patricia S.; Jordan, Kerry E. – Australian Primary Mathematics Classroom, 2016
Teachers increasingly use virtual manipulatives and other apps on touch-screen devices (e.g., "iPads") in an effort to help students understand mathematics concepts. However, students experience these apps and their affordances in different ways. The purpose of this article is to inform teachers' decisions about app implementation in the…
Descriptors: Telecommunications, Handheld Devices, Technology Uses in Education, Thinking Skills
Larkin, Kevin – Australian Primary Mathematics Classroom, 2016
This article proposes a framework for classroom teachers to use in making pedagogical decisions regarding which mathematical materials (concrete and digital) to use, when they might be most appropriately used, and why. Two iPad apps ("Area of Shapes (Parallelogram)" and "Area of Parallelogram") are also evaluated to demonstrate…
Descriptors: Mathematics, Mathematics Education, Mathematics Instruction, Teaching Methods
McDonough, Andrea – Australian Primary Mathematics Classroom, 2016
Early years mathematics classrooms can be colourful, exciting, and challenging places of learning. Andrea McDonough and fellow teachers have noticed that some students make good decisions about using materials to assist their problem solving, but this is not always the case. These experiences lead her to ask the following questions: (1) Are…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Teaching Methods, Manipulative Materials, Thinking Skills
Hurst, Chris; Hurrell, Derek – Australian Primary Mathematics Classroom, 2016
Multiplicative thinking is accepted as a "big idea" of mathematics that underpins important mathematical concepts such as fraction understanding, proportional reasoning, and algebraic thinking. It is characterised by understandings such as the multiplicative relationship between places in the number system, basic and extended number…
Descriptors: Multiplication, Mathematics Instruction, Algebra, Mathematical Logic
Mildenhall, Paula – Australian Primary Mathematics Classroom, 2016
Very recently, in the "Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers (AAMT)/Australian Industry Group quantitative report" (2014), concerns were raised that school mathematics is lacking real world application. This report highlighted the gaps between school mathematics and the requirements of the workplace. After interviewing industry…
Descriptors: Computation, Mathematics Skills, Mathematics, Mathematics Instruction
Welch, Bronwyn – Australian Primary Mathematics Classroom, 2016
Mathematics professionals are working with teachers revealing the reality and beauty that happens in the world of math and to show that this is essentially a "human endeavour," embedded in much of what people do and the ways in which they think. In this article, the author shares vignettes of primary classes working with mathematicians…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Vignettes, Elementary School Students, Program Descriptions
Khosroshahi, Leyla G.; Asghari, Amir H. – Australian Primary Mathematics Classroom, 2016
There is a call for enabling students to use a range of efficient mental and written strategies when solving addition and subtraction problems. To do so, students should recognise numerical structures and be able to change a problem to an equivalent problem. The purpose of this article is to suggest an activity to facilitate such understanding in…
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Addition, Subtraction, Problem Solving
Watson, Kelly – Australian Primary Mathematics Classroom, 2016
In order for students to move from using concrete materials to using mental strategies and from additive to multiplicative thinking, the use of arrays and visualisation is pivotal. This article describes a lesson in which students are taken through a Concrete-Representational-Abstract (CRA) approach that involves noticing structure, using…
Descriptors: Multiplication, Visualization, Mathematics Instruction, Problem Solving
Cheeseman, Jill; Clarke, Doug; Roche, Anne; Walker, Nadia – Australian Primary Mathematics Classroom, 2016
Introducing challenging tasks in such a way that makes them accessible, rather than daunting, to students is a challenge for teachers. Solving challenging tasks involves students having to grapple with the problem. The role of the teacher is to motivate and clarify the problem rather than showing students how to solve the problem.
Descriptors: Teacher Role, Problem Solving, Teaching Methods, Mathematics
Bao, Lei – Australian Primary Mathematics Classroom, 2016
The aim of this study is to investigate whether the model method is effective to assist primary students to solve word problems. The model method not only provides students with an opportunity to interpret the problem by drawing the rectangular bar but also helps students to visually represent problem situations and relevant relationships on the…
Descriptors: Word Problems (Mathematics), Problem Solving, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Education