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posted on 2023-05-23, 06:53 authored by Jane WatsonJane Watson, Helen ChickHelen ChickThis paper analyses the responses of 247 middle school students to items requiring the concept of average in three different contexts: a city's weather reported in maximum daily temperature, the number of children in a family and the price of houses. The mixed but overall disappointing performance on the six items in three contexts indicates the need for concerted efforts to link numeracy across the curriculum as required in the new Australian Curriculum.
History
Publication title
Mathematics Education: Expanding Horizons - Proceedings of the 35th Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of AustralasiaEditors
J Dindyal, LP Cheng and SW NgPagination
753-760ISBN
978-981-07-2527-3Department/School
Faculty of EducationPublisher
MERGA Inc.Place of publication
SingaporeEvent title
35th Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of AustralasiaEvent Venue
SingaporeDate of Event (Start Date)
2012-07-02Date of Event (End Date)
2012-07-06Rights statement
Copyright 2012 MERGA Inc.Repository Status
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