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SUMMARY:Using Numbers to Understand the World - Terezinha Nunes\, Departme
 nt of Education\, University of Oxford 
DTSTART:20160307T170000Z
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CONTACT:Ann Waterman
DESCRIPTION:Number systems are a cultural tool for understanding the world
 \; therefore\nnumeracy is as crucial in education as literacy. Numbers hav
 e two kinds of\nmeaning: an analytical meaning\, defined by the logic of t
 he number system\,\nand a representational meaning\, which involves relati
 ng numbers to quantities\nand relations in the world. In general terms\, t
 he analytical meaning of numbers\ncan be thought of as arithmetic and the 
 representational meaning is the basis of\nquantitative reasoning. There is
  some degree of independence between\nchildren’s understanding of arithm
 etic and quantitative reasoning\, but both are\nnecessary when one uses nu
 mbers to understand the world. The heuristic value\nof this analysis will 
 be illustrated in this talk by considering the development\nof children’
 s mathematical knowledge.
LOCATION: Faculty of Education\, 184 Hills Road\, Cambridge\, CB2 8PQ\, DM
 B\, Room GS4
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