'Because 7 and 8 Are Always in All of Them': What Do Students Write and Say to Demonstrate Their Mathematical Fluency?
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| Title: | 'Because 7 and 8 Are Always in All of Them': What Do Students Write and Say to Demonstrate Their Mathematical Fluency? |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Cartwright, Katherin, Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia |
| Source: | Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia. 2019. |
| Availability: | Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia. GPO Box 2747, Adelaide SA 5001, Australia. Tel: +61-8-8363-0288; Fax: +61-8-8362-9288; e-mail: sales@merga.net.au; Web site: http://www.merga.net.au/ |
| Peer Reviewed: | N |
| Page Count: | 8 |
| Publication Date: | 2019 |
| Document Type: | Speeches/Meeting Papers Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Elementary Education |
| Descriptors: | Foreign Countries, Mathematics Achievement, Elementary School Students, Mathematics Skills, Problem Solving, Learning Strategies, Work Sample Tests |
| Geographic Terms: | Australia |
| Abstract: | Fluency is an important aspect of mathematics learning and plays a major role in developing proficiency as students are required to use skills and apply knowledge. This paper draws upon findings from a large project that aimed to explore primary students' mathematical fluency. Data from 160 primary students (K-6) from a NSW Departmental school were analysed as part of a process to test the efficacy of a Fluency Framework. Results showed that students displayed the proposed characteristics suggested in the framework and that similar characteristics were observed across all grades. These results indicate that the framework, once refined, will be an effective tool for teachers to use in identifying students' fluency. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2020 |
| Accession Number: | ED604187 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | Fluency is an important aspect of mathematics learning and plays a major role in developing proficiency as students are required to use skills and apply knowledge. This paper draws upon findings from a large project that aimed to explore primary students' mathematical fluency. Data from 160 primary students (K-6) from a NSW Departmental school were analysed as part of a process to test the efficacy of a Fluency Framework. Results showed that students displayed the proposed characteristics suggested in the framework and that similar characteristics were observed across all grades. These results indicate that the framework, once refined, will be an effective tool for teachers to use in identifying students' fluency. |
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