Dr Barbara Dougherty
Monday 10th December 2007
4-5:30pm
Abstract:
Children in grades 1 and 2 can develop real number properties by generalizing patterns and conjectures found in physical
representations. This presentation will focus on developing the big ideas of real number properties and structures without using number.
Based on a framework from the work of V. V. Davydov, a learning progression for six- and seven-year-old children will be explored.
Since this is a large deviation from what is typically found in classrooms, the curriculum development aspect and the implication for students
in later grades will be discussed.