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Record Nr.

UNINA9910450818803321

Titolo

Children's mathematical thinking in the primary years [[electronic resource] ] : perspectives on children's learning / / edited by Julia Anghileri

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Cassell, 1995

ISBN

1-281-29471-3

9786611294717

1-4411-5679-8

1-84714-420-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (193 p.)

Collana

Children, teachers, and learning

Altri autori (Persone)

AnghileriJulia

Disciplina

372.7

Soggetti

Mathematics - Study and teaching (Elementary)

Learning, Psychology of

Cognition in children

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; List of Contributors; Foreword; Introduction; 1 Focus on Thinking; 2 Emergent Mathematics or How to Help Young Children Become Confident Mathematicians; 3 Investigational Starting Points and Children's Thinking; 4 Between the Lines: The Languages of Mathematics; 5 Making Sense of Symbols; 6 CAN Calculators Make a Difference?; 7 What is your Favourite Colour?; 8 In Search of the Unknown: A Review of Primary Algebra; 9 Re-solving Problem Solving; Name Index; Subject Index

Sommario/riassunto

This popular Continuum series, intended chiefly for teachers and trainee teachers, places strong emphasis on practice but at the same time incorporates the latest research in the field. The book demonstrates a strong belief in the ability of children to learn, and in the ability of teachers to increase children's learning potential.The series authors are distinguished practitioners in their fields who write with authority, but without jargon.With the increasingly popular constructivist framework for learning, teachers are coming to recognize



the limitations of taught procedures and to find way