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• Why do some students achieve more than others? • Do we have to wait until pupils are "ready"? • Can children discover math for themselves? • Does language interfere with the learning of math? This classic text, written from the viewpoint of the math teacher, provides answers to these and many more questions. Each chapter explores a particular issue that illustrates the interaction between theory and practice. New chapters have been included on cognition, pattern, and ICT.
A specialist text that uses a balance of theory and practice to help teachers deal with the problems and issues they will encounter in teaching mathematics. It includes examples for use in the classroom, and addresses the issue of how to teach most effectively in light of curriculum changes.
"Organised into 21 independent modules covering number concepts and systems, the four number operations and pre-algebra, the book provides models for pupils' learning as well as seeking to develop the reader's own understanding of the subject"--Back cover.
This highly illustrated book draws together the wide variety of studies in the learning of mathematics undertaken by the Pattern in Mathematics Research Group at the University of Leeds. Their purpose has been '... to provide structure and support to ... studies of children's perception, conception and use of pattern in learning mathematics'. Set up in 1992, they have embraced work across the whole curriculum, and through all the years of compulsory schooling. As each chapter of this book relates to a different study that was undertaken, the reader can dip in and select relevant material. At the same time, the editor has ensured continuity and progression, allowing the book to be approached ...
This Book Covers The Syllabi Of Mathematics Prescribed For B.A., B.Sc. (H), M.A. And M.Sc. Courses At Indian Universities. The Stress Has Been Given On Fundamental Ideas, So That The Students May Grasp It Easily. Each Topic Has Been Introduced And Developed In As Simple And Straightforward Manner As Possible And Well Within The Comprehension Of Students Of All Categories. Articles Are Arranged In A Systematic Order. Beginning With The Study Of Attraction Of A Rod, The Book Covers Attraction Of Disc At Any Point, Attraction Of A Spherical Shell And A Solid Sphere, The Potential Of A Rod And Circular Disc, Potential Of Spherical Shells And Solid Spheres, The Work Done By Mutual Attractive Forc...
Equips teachers with a number of strategies for improving pupils' mathematics and problem-solving skills in the classroom. This book attempts to show how active learning, equipment-based and surprise perspectives can bring mathematics alive. Offering tips and advice on various aspects of teaching mathematics, it is of interest to maths teachers.
This book represents the most thorough exposition on our present understanding of the impetuses, debates, legalities, and effectiveness of school uniform policies that have rapidly entered the discourse of school reform in the United States. In it, David Brunsma provides an antidote to the ungrounded, anecdotal components that define the contemporary conversation regarding policies of standardized dress in American K-12 districts and schools.