Prime building blocks in the mathematics classroom

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dc.contributor.authorKiss, Anna
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-30T13:18:17Z
dc.date.available2024-07-30T13:18:17Z
dc.date.issued2020-11-04
dc.description.abstractThis theoretical paper is devoted to the presentation of the manifold opportunities in using a little-known but powerful mathematical manipulative, the so-called prime building blocks, originally invented by two close followers of Tamás Varga, to support discovery of various concepts in arithmetic in middle school, including the Fundamental Theorem of Arithmetic or as it is widely taught, prime factorization. The study focuses on a teaching proposal to show how students can learn about greatest common divisor (GCD) and least common multiple (LCM) with understanding, and meanwhile addresses internal connections and levels of abstractness within elementary number theory. The mathematical and methodological background to understanding different aspects of the concept prime property are discussed and the benefits of using prime building blocks to scaffold students’ discovery are highlighted. Although the proposal was designed to be suitable for Hungarian sixth graders, mathematical context and indications for the use of the manipulative in both primary and high school are given. Subject Classification: F60, C30, E40, U60en
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dc.identifier.citationTeaching Mathematics and Computer Science, Vol. 18 No. 4 (2020): Varga 100, Special Issue, Volume 2 , 217-228
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.5485/TMCS.2020.0493
dc.identifier.eissn2676-8364
dc.identifier.issn1589-7389
dc.identifier.issue4
dc.identifier.jatitleTeach. Math. Comp. Sci.
dc.identifier.jtitleTeaching Mathematics and Computer Science
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2437/378542
dc.identifier.volume18
dc.languageen
dc.relationhttps://ojs.lib.unideb.hu/tmcs/article/view/11006
dc.rights.accessOpen Access
dc.rights.ownerAnna Kiss
dc.subjectnumber theoryen
dc.subjectconcept formationen
dc.subjectmanipulativeen
dc.subjectIBEen
dc.subjectVarga methoden
dc.titlePrime building blocks in the mathematics classroomen
dc.typefolyóiratcikkhu
dc.typearticleen
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