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    Children's mathematical thinking in different classroom cultures
    Wood, T ; Williams, G ; McNeal, B (NATL COUNCIL TEACHERS MATHEMATICS-NCTM, 2006-05)
    The relationship between normative patterns of social interaction and children's mathematical thinking was investigated in 5 classes (4 reform and 1 conventional) of 7- to 8-year-olds. In earlier studies, lessons from these classes had been analyzed for the nature of interaction broadly defined; the results indicated the existence of 4 types of classroom cultures (conventional textbook, conventional problem solving, strategy reporting, and inquiry/argument). In the current study, 42 lessons from this data resource were analyzed for children's mathematical thinking as verbalized in class discussions and for interaction patterns. These analyses were then combined to explore the relationship between interaction types and expressed mathematical thinking. The results suggest that increased complexity in children's expressed mathematical thinking was closely related to the types of interaction patterns that differentiated class discussions among the 4 classroom cultures.
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    Abstracting in the Context of Spontaneous Learning
    Williams, G (SPRINGER, 2007-09)
    There is evidence that spontaneous learning leads to relational understanding and high positive affect. To study spontaneous abstracting, a model was constructed by combining the RBC model of abstraction with Krutetskii's mental activities. Using video-stimulated interviews, the model was then used to analyse the behaviour of two Year 8 students who had demonstrated spontaneous abstracting. The analysis highlighted the crucial role of synthetic and evaluative analysis, two processes that seem unlikely to occur under guided construction.
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    Space to Think
    WILLIAMS, G (ACER (Australian Council for Educational Research Press), 2004)
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    What do we know about how young children learn?
    Raban, B (Directorate of School Education, Victoria, 1995-08-17)
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    How young children learn
    Raban, B (New Zealand Reading Association, 1996)
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    When are you going to teach my child to read?
    Raban, B (Free Kindergarten Association of Victoria, 1995)
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    Teaching Speakers and Listeners: a framework for classroom talk
    Raban, B (English Teachers Association of WA, 1999)
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    Testing, testing, 1,2,3,....School Entry Assessment
    Raban, B (Victorian Primary Principals' Association, 1998)