Maths is a monster

United Kingdom, 1965

Film
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Episode of Series “Discovery and Experience”.
Considers the effect the research of Jean Piaget has had on the teaching of mathematics. Primary school children think in concrete terms so the lessons of modern maths are drawn from life inside and outside school. Shows children of different abilities tackling various kinds of mathematical work, discovering relations between concepts and developing abstract thinking abilities.

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Credits

producer

Eileen Molony

production company

British Broadcasting Corporation

Duration

00:30:00:00

Production places
United Kingdom
Production dates
1965

Appears in

Discovery and Experience

Group of items

Discovery and Experience

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

006829

Language

English

Subject categories

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Education, Primary

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Mathematics - Study and teaching

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Teaching

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Piaget, Jean, 1896-1980

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Mathematics - Study and teaching

People → Piaget, Jean, 1896-1980

Short films

Short films → Short films - Great Britain

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Sound

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Black and White

Holdings

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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