Low Attainers in Primary Mathematics: The Whisperers and the Maths Fairy

ISBN-13: 9780415315548 / Angielski / Miękka / 2004 / 192 str.

Jenny Houssart

Opis

Drawing on close observation with children in lower mathematics sets in primary schools, this text investigates why some children opt out of mathematics at an early age. Through stories and quotes we are shown how the children respond to specific tasks and see evidence of a range of difficulties that emerge as the children are working.

Spis treści

Introduction: Setting the Scene 1. The Children 2. Maths Talk 3. Mental Work 4. Number Equipment 5. Practical Work 6. Written Work 7. Calculators and Computers 8. Easy Tasks, Hard Tasks, Elastic Tasks 9. Assessment Tasks 10. Conclusions

O autorze

Jenny Houssart is a Research Fellow at the Centre of Mathematics Education at The Open University.