Developing Numeracy in the Secondary School : A Practical Guide for Students and Teachers

ISBN-13: 9781853468131 / Angielski / Miękka / 2002 / 236 str.

Alyson Davies

Opis

As the National Numeracy Stragtegy (NNS) extends into secondary schools, this text for trainee and practising mathematics teachers provides practical guidance on developing effective strategies for the teaching of numeracy of Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4 based on the DfEE requirements. The teaching and learning approaches suggested in the NNS are analysed and explained using case-study examples from secondary schools. Many of these ideas were developed by teacher inquiry in the Raising Standards in Numeracy project.

Spis treści

Acknowledgements -- Preface -- SECTION Issues in numeracy and mathematics teaching and learning -- 1 What is numeracy? -- 2 Comparing mathematical performance — what can we learn from overseas? -- 3 Numeracy initiatives -- 4 Making connections and developing concepts -- 5 Numeracy, mathematical thinking skills and problem solving -- 6 Assessment for learning -- SECTION 2 Numeracy in practice: lesson ideas from the classroom -- 7 Developing numeracy within number and calculations -- 8 Algebra -- 9 Shape and space -- 10 Data handling and probability -- SECTION 3 Plenary: developing numeracy across your own school -- 11 Developing numeracy across the curriculum -- 12 Improving numeracy in your own school -- Bibliography -- Index.

O autorze

Howard Tanner and Sonia Jones are both senior academics at the University of Wales, Swansea and authors of Becoming a Successful Teacher of Mathematics (Routledge). Alyson Davies is Head of the Mathematics at Birchgrove Comprehensive School, Swansea.