Abstract
Student learning is greatest in classrooms where students engage in problem solving tasks that are cognitively demanding. However, there are growing concerns that many Australian students are given limited opportunities to engage in these types of tasks. 108 upper primary school teachers were surveyed to examine task features and cognitive demand of problem solving tasks. Teachers are found to favour tasks with lower-level cognitive demand above those with higher-level cognitive demand when developing problem solving proficiency.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Opening up mathematics education research |
| Subtitle of host publication | Proceedings of the 39th annual conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia |
| Editors | Bruce White, Mohan Chinnappan, Sven Trenholm |
| Place of Publication | Adelaide SA Australia |
| Publisher | Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (MERGA) |
| Pages | 453-460 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781920846299 |
| Publication status | Published - 2016 |
| Event | Annual conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia 2016 - Adelaide, Australia Duration: 3 Jul 2016 → 7 Jul 2016 Conference number: 39th https://www.merga.net.au/Public/Public/Publications/Annual_Conference_Proceedings/2016_MERGA_Conference_Proceedings.aspx (Proceedings) |
Conference
| Conference | Annual conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia 2016 |
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| Abbreviated title | MERGA 2016 |
| Country/Territory | Australia |
| City | Adelaide |
| Period | 3/07/16 → 7/07/16 |
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