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The role of the conceptual metaphor in the development of children’s arithmetic
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Murphy, C, The role of the conceptual metaphor in the development of children's arithmetic, Proceedings of the Fifth Congress of the European Society for Research in Mathematics Education, 22-26 February 2007, Larnaca, Cyprus, pp. 151-160. ISBN 978-9963-671-25-0 (2007) [Refereed Conference Paper]
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Abstract
This paper explores the relationship between the perceptual and the conceptual in the
development of children’s informal arithmetic. It compares two major theoriesPiagetian
abstraction and embodied learning – in order to clarify the building of
abstract ideas from perceptual, sensory experiences. The arithmetic principles of
commutativity and associativity are examined within these two theories. The theory of
embodied learning and the conceptual metaphor is considered as a lens for
examining children’s informal, intuitive arithmetical knowledge
Item Details
| Item Type: | Refereed Conference Paper |
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| Keywords: | arithmetic, conceptual metaphor, Piaget, constructivism |
| Research Division: | Education |
| Research Group: | Curriculum and pedagogy |
| Research Field: | Mathematics and numeracy curriculum and pedagogy |
| Objective Division: | Education and Training |
| Objective Group: | Learner and learning |
| Objective Field: | Learner and learning not elsewhere classified |
| UTAS Author: | Murphy, C (Dr Carol Murphy) |
| ID Code: | 123841 |
| Year Published: | 2007 |
| Deposited By: | Education |
| Deposited On: | 2018-01-30 |
| Last Modified: | 2018-05-23 |
| Downloads: | 13 View Download Statistics |
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