[CaTEACH-SMI] GSOE Symposium -- November 18, 2008

[Leslie Bushong]

Graduate School of Education
University of California, Riverside
Invites you to attend a symposium presented by:

Dr. David Evans
Associate Professor University of Sydney, Australia

speaking on:

"Number Sense:  Examining its Properties Amongst Australian 
Kindergarten Students"


November 18, 2008
3:00-4:30pm
Sproul 1215

The National Numeracy Review Report (2008) highlights the importance 
of students acquiring proficiency in numeracy during compulsory 
schooling, as it has long term benefits for educational and labor 
market opportunities. While Australia continues to rank highly in 
international comparisons of numeracy achievement, these same studies 
report that Australia has a broader distribution of achievement than 
many countries.  That is, there are many students who do not achieve 
essential numeracy skills and are therefore disadvantaged in terms of 
entry into the workforce, and quality of life.

This study reports the initial findings of an investigation into the 
development of an early, but essential, feature of early numeracy 
development:  number sense. Number sense has become recognized as an 
important part of every child's foundation for undertaking higher 
level mathematics.  This talk will report an investigation of number 
sense development, along with other key developmental variables 
(i.e., working memory, creativity, anxiety) for 70 Kindergarten 
students. Concluding commentary will focus on trends in number sense 
development as two sets of longitudinal data are collected across 2009.










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