Teaching Mathematics in Secondary Schools: A Reader

ISBN-13: 9780415260688 / Angielski / Twarda / 2001 / 304 str.

Linda Haggarty

Opis

Mathematics is an important part ofthe school curriculum. If learners in the classroom are to be excited by mathematics, teachers need to be both well informed about current initiatives and able to see how what is expected of them can be translated into rich and stimulating classroom strategies. This book introduces and explores the contemporary issues and key ideas entailed in the teaching and learning of this subject.

Recenzje

'This is a fine book. Almost every chapter added to my own knowledge and all enhanced my understanding...definitely essential reading for student teachers.' -Mathematics in School

Spis treści

Part 1: Student Teacher Learning 1. Learning and Developing as a Mathematics Teacher Part 2: Mathematics 2. Being Mathematically Educated in the 21st Century: What Should it Mean? 3. Mathematics in the Digital Technology Age 4. Arbitrary and Necessary: A Way of Viewing the Mathematics Curriculum Part 3: Learning Mathematics 5. Social Constructivism in Mathematics Learning and Teaching 6. 'Magical Moments' in Mathematics: Insights into the Process of Coming to Know 7. Open and Closed Mathematics Approaches: Student Experiences and Understandings Part 4: Teaching Mathematics 8. Landscapes of Investigation 9. Maximising Energy in the Learning of Mathematics 10. Integrating Computers into the Teaching of Mathematics Part 5: Assessing Learning in Mathematics 11. What does it Mean to Understand Something and How do we Know when it has Happened? 12. Assessment in Mathematics Education 13. Culture, Class and 'Realistic' Mathematics Tests Part 6: Social and Contextual Issues in Mathematics 14. Issues of Equity in Mathematics Education: Defining the Problem, Seeking Solutions 15. Social and Critical Mathematics Education: Underlying Considerations Part 7: International Perspectives 16. Different Cultures, Different Meanings, Different Teaching 17. What can we Learn from International Comparisons?

O autorze

Linda Haggarty