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Exploring The Relationship Between Orpda And Teachers' Conceptual Understanding Of Place Value, Jamie Howard Price
Exploring The Relationship Between Orpda And Teachers' Conceptual Understanding Of Place Value, Jamie Howard Price
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The purpose of this case study was to understand whether or not the use of an invented number system, called Orpda, helped teachers develop a deeper understanding of place value in hopes that this will translate into their own teaching of place value concepts. Thirteen teachers enrolled in a graduate mathematics education course served as the participants for this study. Data were collected from teachers’ reflections on various activities related to Orpda, pre- and post-Orpda concept maps teachers created, online discussions between the teachers, teacher demographic sheets, and an interview with the instructor of the course.
Analysis of the teachers' …