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Record Nr.

UNINA9910819945503321

Autore

Orton Anthony

Titolo

Insights into teaching mathematics / / Anthony Orton and Leonard Frobisher

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : Continuum, 2005

ISBN

1-281-29449-7

9786611294496

1-4411-5523-6

1-84714-448-9

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (203 p.)

Collana

Continuum studies in mathematics education

Introduction to education

Altri autori (Persone)

FrobisherL. J

Disciplina

510/.71

Soggetti

Mathematics - Study and teaching - Great Britain

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Originally published: London ; New York : Cassell, 1996.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 180-184) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Foreword; Preface; 1 The mathematics curriculum; 2 Learning mathematics; 3 Problems and investigations; 4 An investigative approach to learning; 5 Language and mathematics; 6 Representation and symbolism; 7 The topic approach; 8 Learning and teaching number; 9 Learning and teaching elementary algebra; 10 Learning and teaching shape and space; 11 Learning and teaching data handling; 12 Assessing mathematical attainment; Bibliography; Name index; Subject index

Sommario/riassunto

Providing essential guidance and background information about teaching mathematics, this book is intended particularly for teachers who do not regard themselves as specialists in mathematics. It deals with issues of learning and teaching, including the delivery of content and the place of problems and investigations. Difficulties which pupils encounter in connection with language and symbols form important sections of the overall discussion of how to enhance learning.The curriculum is considered in brief under the headings of number, algebra, shape and space, and data handling, and special att