Coding Robots as a Source of Instantiations for Arithmetic

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dc.contributor.authorFrancis, Krista
dc.contributor.authorDavis, Brent
dc.date.accessioned2018-10-09T20:05:11Z
dc.date.available2018-10-09T20:05:11Z
dc.date.issued2018-09-17
dc.descriptionhttps://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs40751-018-0042-7en_US
dc.description.abstractWith louder and more widespread calls to include computer programming as a core element of school curriculum, global efforts to define innovative and distinct coding curricula are underway. We take a different tack in this paper, one oriented by an investigation of the common ground between learning to program and learning mathematics. We observed 9- and 10-year-olds as they learned to build and program Lego Mindstorms EV3 robots over 4 days, attending in particular to the ways that programming robots to move might support the development and integration of powerful instantiations of number, arithmetic and multiplication. Our findings suggest that children’s understanding of number, and their transitions from additive to multiplicative thinking, can be powerfully supported by engaging in practical tasks rather than practice exercises.en_US
dc.identifier.citationFrancis, K., & Davis, B. (2018). Coding Robots as a Source of Instantiations for Arithmetic. Digital Experiences in Mathematics Education. doi:10.1007/s40751-018-0042-7en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s40751-018-0042-7en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/35658
dc.identifier.issn2199-3254
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/108805
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherSpringer Natureen_US
dc.publisher.facultyWerklund School of Educationen_US
dc.publisher.hasversionPublisher's versionen_US
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen_US
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dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0en_US
dc.subjectRoboticsen_US
dc.subjectCodingen_US
dc.subjectElementary mathematicsen_US
dc.subjectInstantiations of arithmeticen_US
dc.subjectMetaphoren_US
dc.subjectVideo analysisen_US
dc.titleCoding Robots as a Source of Instantiations for Arithmeticen_US
dc.typejournal articleen_US
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