The Arithmetic Teacher · 1994 · 19 citations · 0 references
EducationMathematicsMathematics EducationElementary Mathematics EducationMathematics InstructionMathematical KnowledgeMathematical ReasoningMathematics PedagogyNumber SenseNumeracy DevelopmentCounting InstructionMathematical Sense MakingMulti-digit Number SenseNumber Sense AssessmentNumber Sense InstructionReasoning About Number Sense
In Everybody Counts , a document from the National Research Council (1989), we are told that the major objective of elementary school mathematics should be to develop number sense. This strong statement, if taken seriously, can change the way many—but not all—teachers teach mathematics in elementary school.