Indigenous Languages and Mathematics in Elementary Schools

Cris Edmonds-Wathen; Priscilla Sakopa; Kay Owens; Vagi Bino

Indigenous Languages and Mathematics in Elementary Schools

Cris Edmonds-Wathen, Priscilla Sakopa, Kay Owens, Vagi Bino

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Abstract

Indigenous languages are used for instruction in elementary schools in Papua New Guinea, but teachers have generally received their own education in English. The challenges of identifying terminology to use in mathematics include many-to-one correspondences between English and the vernacular languages, and different grammatical structures. Guidelines to assist teachers need contextualised examples. Teachers also need sufficient mathematical understanding themselves.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Curriculum in focus
Subtitle of host publication	Research guides practice (Proceedings of the 37 the annual conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia
Editors	J. Anderson, M. Cavanagh, A. Prescot
Publisher	Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia
Pages	207-217
Number of pages	11
Publication status	Published - 2014
Event	Annual conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia - Sydney, Australia Duration: 29 Jun 2014 → 5 Jul 2014 Conference number: 37th

Conference

Conference	Annual conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia
Abbreviated title	MERGA
Country/Territory	Australia
City	Sydney
Period	29/06/14 → 5/07/14

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Edmonds-Wathen, C., Sakopa, P., Owens, K., & Bino, V. (2014). Indigenous Languages and Mathematics in Elementary Schools. In J. Anderson, M. Cavanagh, & A. Prescot (Eds.), Curriculum in focus: Research guides practice (Proceedings of the 37 the annual conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (pp. 207-217). Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia. https://www2.merga.net.au/documents/merga37_edmonds-wathen.pdf

Edmonds-Wathen, Cris ; Sakopa, Priscilla ; Owens, Kay et al. / Indigenous Languages and Mathematics in Elementary Schools. Curriculum in focus: Research guides practice (Proceedings of the 37 the annual conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia . editor / J. Anderson ; M. Cavanagh ; A. Prescot. Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, 2014. pp. 207-217

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Edmonds-Wathen, C, Sakopa, P, Owens, K & Bino, V 2014, Indigenous Languages and Mathematics in Elementary Schools. in J Anderson, M Cavanagh & A Prescot (eds), Curriculum in focus: Research guides practice (Proceedings of the 37 the annual conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia . Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, pp. 207-217, Annual conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of
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Indigenous Languages and Mathematics in Elementary Schools. / Edmonds-Wathen, Cris; Sakopa, Priscilla; Owens, Kay et al.
Curriculum in focus: Research guides practice (Proceedings of the 37 the annual conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia . ed. / J. Anderson; M. Cavanagh; A. Prescot. Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, 2014. p. 207-217.

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