Introducing an old calculating instrument in a new technologies environment: a praxeological analysis of students' tasks using different registers
The Chinese abacus is the resource presented in this paper, to teach and learn number sense and place-value system at primary level. The Chinese abacus can be material, virtual (software) or drawn on a worksheet. We present three tasks and analyse them in term of techniques and relative knowledge. W...
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Μορφή: | Online |
Γλώσσα: | English |
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2017
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Διαθέσιμο Online: | https://pasithee.library.upatras.gr/review/article/view/2839 |
Περίληψη: | The Chinese abacus is the resource presented in this paper, to teach and learn number sense and place-value system at primary level. The Chinese abacus can be material, virtual (software) or drawn on a worksheet. We present three tasks and analyse them in term of techniques and relative knowledge. We show how these tasks can be solved by students in different registers (material, software, paper-and-pencil, fingers, oral) which is important for both students' understanding and teachers' activity. |
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