The “math” in STEM practices: The role of spatial reasoning in the early years
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Lowrie, Thomas
Logan, Tracy
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This paper describes the conceptual framework of the Early Years STEM Australia (ELSA) program. The conceptual framework is developed from STEM practices, rather than from play-based investigations derived from traditional understandings of content within the four STEM disciplines. One of these core STEM practices is spatial reasoning—a practice that not only has strong associations with mathematics but is also the best predictor of an individual choosing a STEM-related profession beyond schooling.
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Proceedings of the 40th Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (MERGA 2017)
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Larkin, K; Lowrie, T; Logan, T, The “math” in STEM practices: The role of spatial reasoning in the early years, Proceedings of the 40th Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (MERGA 2017), 2017, pp. 625-628