The case for a sub-element 'measuring matter' within the Australian national numeracy learning progression

• Published in: The Australian journal of education Vol. 65; no. 3; pp. 280 - 298
• Main Authors: McMaster, Heather J, Preston, Christine, Wang, Hailan, Perivolarellis, Mersini
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Camberwell, Vic SAGE Publications 01.11.2021; Sage Publications Ltd
• Subjects: Children; Curricula; Education; Elementary School Students; Foreign Countries; Grade 5; Grade 6; Learning; Learning Processes; Mathematics; Mathematics Education; Mathematics Instruction; Mathematics Teachers; Measurement; Methodology; National Curriculum; Numeracy; Physics; Planning; Quality control; Science Education; Science Instruction; Scientific Concepts; Student Attitudes; Study and teaching; Study and teaching (Primary); Teaching Methods; Thinking Skills; Australia; volume; density; particle model of matter; measurement; mass; Learning progression

Australia has a National Numeracy Learning Progression (NNLP) that is strongly aligned with the Australian Curriculum: Mathematics. This article examines how a sub-element within this progression could be impacting students' learning of Science. This sub-element is firmly based on Mathematics e...