Representation: An Important Process for Teaching and Learning Mathematics.

Teaching Children Mathematics | January 1, 2001| | Copyright

Representation is more than a process; it is a way of teaching and learning mathematics.

Vignette: Four beginning third graders were working to solve a story problem: Anna had 63 stickers. She gave some to Tricia. Then Anna had 27 stickers. How many stickers did Anna give to Tricia? Brett said, "Well, 27 and 3 make 30, 30 more makes 60, and 3 more makes 63, so it's 3 + 30 + 3 = 36." Stacey wrote her solution on her paper as 60 - 20 = 40. She crossed out 40 and wrote 30 in its place; next she wrote 13 - 7 = 6, then the difference of 36. Heather, using Unifix cubes, ...

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