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Summing Up [electronic resource] : Australian numeracy performances, practices, programs and possibilities
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Doig, Brian.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Numeracy--Australia.
- Local Subjects:
- Numeracy--Australia.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (42 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Camberwell : Australian Council for Educational Research, 2001.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- 'Numeracy' is a word that is widely used but one which, paradoxically,has no clear, generally accepted definition. Summing Up traces thehistory of the concept of numeracy and explores its place in currenteducational settings.Summing Up presents an up-to-the-minute review of numeracyresearch and practices, with a particular focus on Australian work. Theresults of large-scale assessment studies and major numeracyinitiatives are described, and research into effective numeracypractices is summarised.An extensive bibliography is provided for those interested inexploring numeracy research and practi
- Contents:
- Preliminaries; TABLE OF CONTENTS; Introduction; Performance of Australian children; Practices in numeracy; Programs for improving numeracy learning; Possibilities in numeracy; References
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-585-49957-8
- OCLC:
- 54858930
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