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A Lesson Study about length measurement in Early Childhood Education was developed collaboratively by students in initial Early Childhood Teacher Education as part of their practicum. The students from the Master's Degree in Early Childhood and Primary Education developed a "Lesson" for three settings and data was collected so it could be discussed in terms of: a) children's knowledge about measurement revealed in actions and discourse, and b) features of the planning that were aligned with ECE Pedagogy. The planning was based on listening to children as well as on valuing play as a means to understand children's knowledge and experiences. We present results from the data recorded in the reports prepared by the students: participant observation records of the 125 children during the activities. Children focused primarily on measuring as finding a result and measuring as an action associated with jobs or professionals. Most children mentioned home as the context where the tools were familiar. The diversity of experiences highlights the importance of homeschool communication for mathematics and the relevance of play as an arena for children's complex understandings to be shared. Strict didactical sequences for measuring were perceived as disregarding that complexity.

De acordo com as novas teorias pedagógicas, para garantir o sucesso da aprendizagem é importante respeitar a identidade cultural dos aprendentes. Quem prepara um manual didáctico procura enquadrar as novas abordagens de ensino e aquisição de língua estrangeira/ segunda, respeitando a identidade cultural dos alunos. Neste artigo apresentam-se resultados de um questionário apresentado a jovens chineses aprendentes de Português língua estrangeira, que estão habituados a um método tradicional de ensino com foco na gramática e tradução. Procurámos saber qual a avaliação que fazem dos manuais adoptados para o ensino de Português língua estrangeira. Regra geral, pode dizer-se que apesar de gostarem do método tradicional de ensino, estão bastante receptivos a novos modelos pedagógicos. Plavras-chave: Manuais didácticos, Aquisição de língua Segunda, aprendentes chineses, Português.

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