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rautaki paheko

1. (noun) operational strategy.

Ko te rautaki paheko: He mea nui i roto i te mahi pāngarau te whakamārama i te huarahi i tae atu ai te tamaiti ki tana whakautu. Mā konei e pakari ai tōna reo me tōna hinengaro whakaaro whaitake (TRP 2010:361). / Operational strategy: In mathematics it is important for children to explain how they achieved an answer to a particular problem. This helps to strengthen their language and mathematical reasoning (TRP 2010:361).

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