TY  - BOOK
AU  - Doig,Brian A.
TI  - Summing up: Australian numeracy performances, practices, programs and possibilities 
SN  - 0585499578
AV  - QA141 .D65 2001eb
U1  - 513 22
PY  - 2001///
CY  - Camberwell, Vic.
PB  - Australian Council for Education Research
KW  - Numeracy
KW  - Australia
KW  - Study and teaching
KW  - Numératie
KW  - Australie
KW  - Étude et enseignement
KW  - MATHEMATICS
KW  - Arithmetic
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - fast
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Includes bibliographical references; Preliminaries; TABLE OF CONTENTS; Introduction; Performance of Australian children; Practices in numeracy; Programs for improving numeracy learning; Possibilities in numeracy; References
N2  - '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
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