Constructing and Consolidating Mathematical Entities in the Context of Whole-Class Discussion / Thřs̈e Dooley.

In this paper, the RBC+C framework (Hershkowitz, Schwartz, & Dreyfus, 2001) is used to analyse and describe construction and consolidation of mathematical knowledge by primary pupils in a whole-class setting. I describe a lesson that concerned what is commonly termed the Handshakes problem. One...

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Online Access:	Full Text (via ERIC)
Main Author:	Dooley, Thřs̈e
Corporate Author:	Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 2012.
Subjects:	Mathematics. Mathematics Skills. Problem Solving. Mathematics Instruction. Mathematics Achievement. Abstract Reasoning. Foreign Countries. Elementary School Students. Interviews.