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Student Number 03920910 FOUNDATION DEGREE FOR TEACHING ASSISTANTS MODULE 9 LEARNING MATHEMATICS Part One The Ways in Which Mathematical Learning Takes Place "Mathematics equips pupils with a uniquely powerful set of tools to understand and change the world. These tools include logical reasoning, problem solving skills, and the ability to think in abstract ways. Mathematics is important in everyday life, many forms of employment, science and technology, medicine, the economy, the environment and development, and in public decision making." (The National Curriculum - Handbook for Primary Teachers 1999 p60) Mathematics is relevant and is useful in the real world around us, it can be found in practical tasks and it can be applied in order to tackle real-life problems. It can be used to explore and to investigate within itself, thereby creating new mathematics (National Numeracy Strategy). The Open University states that children learn mathematics if their attitude towards the subject is positive and they regard...

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