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Record Nr.

UNINA9910451036103321

Autore

Morgan Candia

Titolo

Writing mathematically : the discourse of investigation / / andia Morgan

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bristol, Pa. : , : Farmer Press, , 1998

ISBN

1-135-70954-8

1-280-40082-X

0-203-22427-2

0-203-01771-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (243 p.)

Collana

Studies in mathematics education series ; ; 9

Disciplina

510/.71

Soggetti

Mathematics - Study and teaching

Technical writing

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 (p. 212-227) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of Figures and Table; Acknowledgments; Preface by Series Editor; Introduction; 'The Language of Mathematics' ; Characteristics of Written Mathematical Texts; Writing in the Mathematics Classroom; Learning to Write Mathematically; The Public Discourse of 'Investigation'; A Critical Linguistic Approach to Mathematical Text; Reading Investigative Mathematical Texts; The Assessment of Investigations and Teacher Assessment; Investigating Teachers Reading Coursework; Teachers' Responses to Student Writing; Assessing Difference: 'Creativity' and Error

Towards a Critically Aware Mathematical Writing CurriculumReferences; Index

Sommario/riassunto

School mathematics curricula internationally tend to emphasise problem-solving and have led to the development of opportunities for children to do maths in a more open, creative way. This has led to increased interest in 'performance-based' assessment, which involves children in substantial production of written language to serve as 'evidence' of their mathematical activity and achievement. However, this raises two important questions. Firstly, does this writing accurately



present children's mathematical activity and ability? Secondly, do maths teachers have sufficient linguistic awareness to