Mediating Learning Number Bonds through a Vygotskian Lens of Scientific Concepts

Autor/in	Askew, Mike
Titel	Mediating Learning Number Bonds through a Vygotskian Lens of Scientific Concepts
Quelle	In: South African Journal of Childhood Education, 3 (2013) 2, S.1-20 (20 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2223-7674
Schlagwörter	Scientific Concepts; Numeracy; Faculty Development; Correlation; Elementary School Students; Foreign Countries; Grade 2; Teacher Education; Mathematics Instruction; Teaching Methods; Developmental Stages; Learning Theories; Computation; South Africa + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Rechenkompetenz; Korrelation; Ausland; School year 02; 2. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 02; Lehrerausbildung; Lehrerbildung; Mathematics lessons; Mathematikunterricht; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Learning theory; Lerntheorie; Südafrika; Süd-Afrika; Republik Südafrika; Südafrikanische Republik
Abstract	Children's learning of early number bonds is a significant issue in South African schools because evidence shows that flexible and efficient (fluent and reasoned) knowledge of number bonds to 20 correlates with success at the end of primary schooling, yet the evidence is that many South African students are over-reliant on inefficient counting methods. This paper focuses on why and how treating early number bonds as scientific concepts may be the key to raising learners' attainment in these. The paper argues that teacher mediation is crucial and that mediation for learning scientific concepts has to be meaningful, relational and transcendent. This theoretical position is illustrated with examples from a dynamic assessment interview with a Grade 2 learner carried out as part of the Wits Maths Connect -- Primary project. It concludes by suggesting the implications for teacher education and professional development. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01