Building the Foundation: Whole Numbers in the Primary Grades
The 23rd ICMI Study
Editors: Bartolini Bussi, Maria G., Sun, Xuhua (Eds.)
- First ICMI study to provide a broad critical survey of research on early childhood mathematics and Whole Number Arithmetic
- Produced through a comprehensive international study involving leading academics and designers in the field
- Considers trends and future directions for early mathematics teaching and learning
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- About this book
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This twenty-third ICMI Study addresses for the first time mathematics teaching and learning in the primary school (and pre-school) setting, while also taking international perspectives, socio-cultural diversity and institutional constraints into account.
One of the main challenges of designing the first ICMI primary school study of this kind is the complex nature of mathematics at the early level. Accordingly, a focus area that is central to the discussion was chosen, together with a number of related questions. The broad area of Whole Number Arithmetic (WNA), including operations and relations and arithmetic word problems, forms the core content of all primary mathematics curricula. The study of this core content area is often regarded as foundational for later mathematics learning. However, the principles and main goals of instruction on the foundational concepts and skills in WNA are far from universally agreed upon, and practice varies substantially from country to country. As such, this study presents a meta-level analysis and synthesis of what is currently known about WNA, providing a useful base from which to gauge gaps and shortcomings, as well as an opportunity to learn from the practices of different countries and contexts.
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“The book Building the Foundation: Whole Numbers in the Primary Grades is the documentation of the 23rd ICMI study. For those not familiar with this series, ICMI (International Commission on Mathematical Instruction) studies are international conferences supported by the Executive Committee of the International Commission of Mathematics Instruction. The participants in these conferences together produce a study volume which aims to offer a coherent, state-of-the-art representation of the domain of the study.” (Jorryt van Bommel and Hanna Palmér, Educational Studies in Mathematics, Vol. 100, 2019)
- Table of contents (20 chapters)
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Building a Strong Foundation Concerning Whole Number Arithmetic in Primary Grades: Editorial Introduction
Pages 3-18
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Social and Cultural Contexts in the Teaching and Learning of Whole Number Arithmetic
Pages 19-34
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Language and Cultural Issues in the Teaching and Learning of WNA
Pages 35-70
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On Number Language: A Commentary on Chapter 3
Pages 71-87
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The What and Why of Whole Number Arithmetic: Foundational Ideas from History, Language and Societal Changes
Pages 91-124
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Table of contents (20 chapters)
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Building the Foundation: Whole Numbers in the Primary Grades
- Book Subtitle
- The 23rd ICMI Study
- Editors
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- Maria G. Bartolini Bussi
- Xuhua Sun
- Series Title
- New ICMI Study Series
- Copyright
- 2018
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing
- Copyright Holder
- The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s)
- eBook ISBN
- 978-3-319-63555-2
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-319-63555-2
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-3-319-63554-5
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-3-030-09696-0
- Series ISSN
- 1387-6872
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XXXI, 536
- Number of Illustrations
- 157 b/w illustrations
- Topics
