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Measures in the senior primary classes

Nic Mhuirí, Siún orcid logoORCID: 0000-0001-5008-5573 (2020) Measures in the senior primary classes. Technical Report. NCCA.

Abstract
Measurement involves quantifying aspects of the physical environment and is richly connected to other mathematical domains. Watson, Jones and Pratt (2013) argue for a repositioning of measurement in upper primary and secondary curricula as a key component which connects to all others. Length, area, and volume are spatial measures (Curry & Outhred, 2005). Time and money are connected to the domain of number, while exploration of relationships between measures and measurement formulae link to algebra (Watson et al., 2013). Probability is a measure of uncertainty and certain statistical methods can be considered as measures (Ibid.). Measurement connects mathematics to the real world. It is directly applicable to and necessary for engagement in everyday experiences and is also a core practice in many workplaces (Smith, van den Heuvel-Panhuizen & Teppo, 2011). The human origin of standard measurement units reveals mathematics to be part of human culture (Hersh,1997). Measurement data is often used to inform social decisions (Van den Heuvel-Panhuizen & Buys, 2008). For example, measurement data contributes to how mathematics is used to describe, predict and communicate about climate change (Barwell, 2013). For these reasons, measurement is critical in children’s mathematical learning. Unfortunately, research highlights issues in children’s achievement in measure (Smith et al., 2011). This includes a gender achievement gap in favour of boys in the Irish primary context (Shiel et al., 2014)
Metadata
Item Type:Monograph (Technical Report)
Refereed:No
Uncontrolled Keywords:mathematical learning
Subjects:Social Sciences > Education
Mathematics
DCU Faculties and Centres:DCU Faculties and Schools > Institute of Education > School of STEM Education, Innovation, & Global Studies
Research Institutes and Centres > Center for the Advancement of Science Teaching and Learning (CASTeL)
Publisher:NCCA
Official URL:https://ncca.ie/en/resources/primary-mathematics-r...
Copyright Information:© 2020 The Author
Use License:This item is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Share Alike 3.0 License. View License
ID Code:24952
Deposited On:28 Aug 2020 14:48 by Siun Nic Mhuiri . Last Modified 28 Aug 2020 14:48
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