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Children's Mappings Of Part-Whole Construct Of Fractions, Mohan Chinnappan
Children's Mappings Of Part-Whole Construct Of Fractions, Mohan Chinnappan
Faculty of Education - Papers (Archive)
The representation of part-whole relations that are embodied in fractional numbers continues to be a problematic area of learning for many children. In this study I examine this problem with a ten-year old child by analyzing his mappings between the language of fractions, area models and symbols. The visual mode ls in this study were built and modified with computer manipulatives called Javabars. Results of analysis showed that the participant experienced difficulty in mapping symbo lic representation of selected fractions to the area analogs.
Exploring Culture Through The Voices Of Children, Pauline Lysaght, Ian M. Brown, Roslyn S. Westbrook
Exploring Culture Through The Voices Of Children, Pauline Lysaght, Ian M. Brown, Roslyn S. Westbrook
Faculty of Education - Papers (Archive)
What happens when disposable cameras, accompanied by requests for photographs of everyday experiences, are given to children in a number of different cultures? This paper explores the photographic images and text that children from five different countries have contributed to an innovative research project called Voices of Children: Exploring Childhood and Culture through Visual Literacy. Their photographs and words reflect the various personal and cultural dimensions of their lives, providing a basis for exploring the diversity of their experiences across a range of contexts. Global trends in education include rapid technological and cultural shifts evidenced by the move from traditional …
Hanging Out In The School Ground : A Reflective Look At Researching Children's Environmental Learning, Paul Tranter, Karen A. Malone
Hanging Out In The School Ground : A Reflective Look At Researching Children's Environmental Learning, Paul Tranter, Karen A. Malone
Faculty of Education - Papers (Archive)
The authors take a reflective journey to explore the research methodology utilised in a multi-method, multi-site research study of children’s environmental learning in schoolgrounds in Australia. Informed by an extensive literature review and dialogue with researchers around the world, the study constructed a research design and procedure that could be utilized by practitioner researchers and academic researchers as the foundation for further research on children’s learning in schoolgrounds. This paper has the specific task of sharing our research story and lessons learnt as a conversation to those who intend to conduct future research with children on schoolground greening projects.
Science Thinking Books: Children Talking, Thinking And Drawing Their Way Into Science, Karen A. Malone
Science Thinking Books: Children Talking, Thinking And Drawing Their Way Into Science, Karen A. Malone
Faculty of Education - Papers (Archive)
This article presents the story of how as a science teacher I came to use Science Thinking Books as a tool for supporting children to explore and share their experiences, thinking and understanding of the world.
Children's Sense Of Place As Literacy Learners In Their Classroom, Pauline J. Harris
Children's Sense Of Place As Literacy Learners In Their Classroom, Pauline J. Harris
Faculty of Education - Papers (Archive)
This paper focuses on children's sense of place that they find in their classroom literacy situations This paper presents findings of child interviews and samples of classroom observations from the author's classroom-based research, to explore the pleasures and passions that children bring to or find in their classroom literacy situations and the provocations they encounter there. Children's pleasures, passions and provocations provide a backdrop for exploring and understanding their patterns of participation. This paper examines how particular kinds of classroom situations may help or hinder children's participation and the sense of place that they find as literacy learners at school.
Managing Behaviours Of Young Children, Roselyn M. Dixon
Managing Behaviours Of Young Children, Roselyn M. Dixon
Faculty of Education - Papers (Archive)
Young children with disabilities may present challenging behaviours at home and in pre-school settings for any number of reasons.