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On the importance of mathematical play

Pages 401-415 | Published online: 11 Nov 2010

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Caro Williams-Pierce & Jordan T. Thevenow-Harrison. (2021) Zones of mathematical play. Journal of the Learning Sciences 30:3, pages 509-527.
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Paul M.E. Shutler. (2011) Yet more frogs. International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology 42:4, pages 524-533.
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Derek Holton. (2005) Tertiary mathematics education for 2024. International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology 36:2-3, pages 303-313.
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Mellony Graven & Robyn Jorgensen. (2023) Early numeracy opportunities through number stories with marginalised families. ZDM – Mathematics Education.
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Ebru Aylar Çankaya, Esengül Yıldız & Cemre Cengiz. (2022) EXAMINING INTEGERS-BASED MATH GAME CREATED BY A FOURTH GRADE STUDENT. Problems of Education in the 21st Century 80:6, pages 750-764.
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Caro Williams-Pierce. (2019) Designing for mathematical play: failure and feedback. Information and Learning Sciences 120:9/10, pages 589-610.
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Rachael Eriksen Brown. 2019. Handbook of Research on Field-Based Teacher Education. Handbook of Research on Field-Based Teacher Education 420 450 .
Saeideh Heshmati, Nicole Kersting & Taliesin Sutton. (2017) Opportunities and Challenges of Implementing Instructional Games in Mathematics Classrooms: Examining the Quality of Teacher-Student Interactions During the Cover-up and Un-cover Games. International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education 16:4, pages 777-796.
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Jean-François Maheux. 2018. Computations and Computing Devices in Mathematics Education Before the Advent of Electronic Calculators. Computations and Computing Devices in Mathematics Education Before the Advent of Electronic Calculators 409 431 .
Ola Helenius, Maria L. Johansson, Troels Lange, Tamsin Meaney, Eva Riesbeck & Anna Wernberg. 2016. Mathematics Education in the Early Years. Mathematics Education in the Early Years 139 156 .
Suzanne Smith, Angus W.D.T. Steele, Johan du Toit & Mariette Conning. (2015) Development of an educational tool to teach primary school pupils multiplication tables. Development of an educational tool to teach primary school pupils multiplication tables.
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Jennifer Knudsen, Teresa Lara-Meloy, Harriette Stallworth Stevens & Daisy Wise Rutstein. (2014) Advice for Mathematical Argumentation. Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School 19:8, pages 494-500.
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J‐T. Jong, J‐C. Hong & C‐Y. Yen. (2013) Persistence temperament associated with children playing math games between touch panel and embodied interaction. Journal of Computer Assisted Learning 29:6, pages 569-578.
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Marja van den Heuvel-Panhuizen, Angeliki Kolovou & Alexander Robitzsch. (2013) Primary school students’ strategies in early algebra problem solving supported by an online game. Educational Studies in Mathematics 84:3, pages 281-307.
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Ece Özdoğan. (2011) Play, mathematic and mathematical play in early childhood education. Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences 15, pages 3118-3120.
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Derek Holton. (2016) The frog problem: more than you might want to know. The Mathematical Gazette 93:528, pages 398-403.
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Gerri Mongillo. (2008) Play, Games, And Attitude: Student And Teacher Perspectives Of Educational Games. i-manager's Journal of Educational Technology 5:2, pages 44-54.
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Julia Shaftel, Lisa Pass & Shawn Schnabel. (2016) Math Games for Adolescents. TEACHING Exceptional Children 37:3, pages 25-30.
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