Assessing Students’ Number Sense: What to be considered?

Susilahudin Putrawangsa, Erpin Evendi, Uswatun Hasanah

2018

Abstract

Since the notion of number sense is remain unclear among researchers, the recent study intends to provide a literature-based understanding of the key concepts of number sense and how to assess the notion. Although researchers define the term ‘number sense’ in many different ways, they somehow agree that the term generally depicts someone’s proficiency in dealing with numbers and number operations in computational situation or problems. People who have an adequate sense of numbers possess: (1) an appropriate understanding of numbers and how they are related one to another; (2) an understanding the meaning of operations and how they are related and impact numbers or other operations; (3) a capability performing computation by utilizing their understanding of the numbers and the operations fluently and flexibly in dealing with number-related problems including making reasonable estimation; and (4) a faculty in making appropriate judgment of calculation including identifying potential error of a computation and making estimation. Therefore, assessing students’ number sense means assessing their faculties on the four aspects.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Putrawangsa S., Evendi E. and Hasanah U. (2018). Assessing Students’ Number Sense: What to be considered?.In Proceedings of the International Conference on Mathematics and Islam - Volume 1: ICMIs, ISBN 978-989-758-407-7, pages 188-197. DOI: 10.5220/0008519201880197

in Bibtex Style

@conference{icmis18,
author={Susilahudin Putrawangsa and Erpin Evendi and Uswatun Hasanah},
title={Assessing Students’ Number Sense: What to be considered?},
booktitle={Proceedings of the International Conference on Mathematics and Islam - Volume 1: ICMIs,},
year={2018},
pages={188-197},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0008519201880197},
isbn={978-989-758-407-7},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the International Conference on Mathematics and Islam - Volume 1: ICMIs,
TI - Assessing Students’ Number Sense: What to be considered?
SN - 978-989-758-407-7
AU - Putrawangsa S.
AU - Evendi E.
AU - Hasanah U.
PY - 2018
SP - 188
EP - 197
DO - 10.5220/0008519201880197