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Building Bridges Between Aboriginal and Western Mathematics

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 July 2015

Gwen Bucknall
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Abstract

The focus of this paper is on how teachers can recognise and build on the mathematical knowledge Aboriginal students utilise outside the classroom. It also examines the importance of providing experiences and strategies in which students gain meaning and develop the appropriate language that enables them to extend their skills in Western mathematics.

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The Australian Journal of Indigenous Education , Volume 23 , Issue 1 , March 1995 , pp. 22 - 31
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press or the authors 1995

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