Abstract
Indigenous language speaking students in remote Northern Territory schools are expectedto learn mathematics in English and are assessed in English. Most teachers in these schools have little knowledge of the mathematical concepts with which their students start school. This paper reports on the initial findings of a project which is investigating spatial concepts in Iwaidja, an Indigenous language spoken in the NT. Examples of spatial frame of reference preferences in Iwaidja and related languages are compared with those taken for granted by English speakers. Implications for mathematics teaching are explored in the context of an Australian Curriculum.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 34th annual conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia and the Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers |
| Editors | Julie Clark, Barry Kissane, Judith Mousley, Toby Spencer, Steve Thornton |
| Place of Publication | Australia |
| Publisher | Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers (AAMT) |
| Pages | 217-225 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-1-875900-69-5 |
| Publication status | Published - 2011 |
| Event | Mathematics: Traditions and [new] practices - Alice Springs Duration: 3 Jul 2011 → 7 Jul 2011 |
Conference
| Conference | Mathematics: Traditions and [new] practices |
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| Period | 3/07/11 → 7/07/11 |