Game playing to develop mental computation: A case study

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Game playing to develop mental computation: A case study

This research investigated the use of game playing for mental computation development. As part of a larger case study of a Year 6 class, classroom observation data were used to examine the nature of students’ mental computations. Findings indicated that regular playing of a number-based game that wa...

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Main Authors:	Asplin, P., Frid, Sandra, Sparrow, Len
Other Authors:	P. Grootenboer
Format:	Conference Paper
Published:	The Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia 2006
Online Access:	http://www.merga.net.au/documents/RP12006.pdf http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/12041

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