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At home with numeracy: empowering parents to be active participants in their child's numeracy development
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Muir, T, At home with numeracy: empowering parents to be active participants in their child's numeracy development, Crossing Divides: MERGA 32 Conference Proceedings, 5-9 July 2009, Wellington, New Zealand, pp. 395-402. ISBN 978-1-920846-22-0 (2009) [Refereed Conference Paper]
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Abstract
This paper reports on the nature and results of a pilot study conducted with the parents of a Grade 1/2
class. The study investigated the mathematical perceptions of a selected number of parents and used
an intervention program designed to encourage them to engage in numeracy activities with their child.
Preliminary results indicated that the parents were keen to support contemporary classroom practices
and were able to describe and evaluate their children’s mathematical understandings. The findings
add to the limited research available on the role that parents can play in their child’s numeracy
development.
Item Details
| Item Type: | Refereed Conference Paper |
|---|---|
| Keywords: | numeracy development, mathematical perceptions, intervention, parents, |
| 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: | Muir, T (Associate Professor Tracey Muir) |
| ID Code: | 61673 |
| Year Published: | 2009 |
| Deposited By: | Education |
| Deposited On: | 2010-03-04 |
| Last Modified: | 2013-01-21 |
| Downloads: | 1,094 View Download Statistics |
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