Article: Teaching and learning number sense: one successful process-oriented activity with sixth grade students in Taiwan.(Statistical Data Included)

Article: Preservice teachers' number sense.
Focus on Learning Problems in Mathematics;  March 22, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... reform in school mathematics emphasize number sense (Australian Education Council, 1991 ... Education and Science, 1994). But what is number sense? According to Case (1998), "Number sense is difficult to define, but easy to recognize ...

Article: Investigating the strategies used by pre-service teachers in ...
School Science and Mathematics;  November 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... service teachers when responding to number sense related questions. 15 pre-service ... service teachers were able to use number sense strategies (such as recognizing the ... the written method when responding to number sense related questions. This implies that ...

Article: Your basic number sense reveals your math ability
The Hindustan Times;  September 8, 2008 ;     691 words ... ... Syndication. London, Sept. 8 -- Your basic number sense, or your intuitive maths, can easily ... The researchers say that a good "number sense" at age 14 can be easily linked with ... that point. Similarly, a weaker "number sense" at 14 predicts lower scores on those ...

Article: Another View: Tool Sense + Number Sense = Common ...
Sun Reporter, The;  April 19, 2001 ;     700+ words ... ... 19-2001 ANOTHER VIEW: Tool Sense + Number Sense = Common Sense A jury that was surprised ... brought forth to me the general lack of number sense and tool sense in the work place and ... a large part of our population lacks number sense. Number sense is what makes the ...

Number Sense: Rethinking Arithmetic Instruction for ...
Journal of Special Education;  March 22, 1999 ;     700+ words ...We describe the concept of number sense, an analog as important to mathematics ... Understanding the concept of number sense and relevant research from cognitive ... This article demonstrates how the number sense concept can offer a useful framework ...

Article: The number sense of preservice elementary school ...
College Student Journal;  December 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... on basic types of problems involving number sense. The sample was selected from students ... instrument used to collect data was the Number Sense Test (NST). The score from the NST ... written algorithms more than reflecting number-sense-based methods. High ability students ...

Article: Making sense of number sense: implications for ...
Journal of Learning Disabilities;  July 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... Gersten et al. examine the construct of number sense. They begin by defining it conceptually ... instructional interventions for improving number sense. Both their thoughtful review of this ... critical issues concerning the construct of number sense remain unresolved and, therefore ...