Teaching for numeracy across the age range : an introduction / / Peter Stuart Westwood

• Autore: Westwood Peter S.
• Pubblicazione: Singapore : , : Springer, , [2021]; ©2021
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (123 pages)
• Disciplina: 372.72
• Soggetto topico: Numeracy - Study and teaching; Alfabetisme matemàtic
• Soggetto genere / forma: Llibres electrònics
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- 1 Numeracy: Defined, Described and in Context -- Defining Numeracy -- Numeracy in Context -- Numeracy in the Curriculum -- Early Years Curriculum -- Curriculum in the UK -- Curriculum in Australia -- Curriculum in the United States -- Numeracy as an Across-the-Curriculum Capability -- Gender Differences in Numeracy -- Affective Aspects of Numeracy -- Concerns Over Numeracy Standards in Schools -- Systems-Level Response to Poor Numeracy Standards -- Online Resources -- 2 Early Numeracy Development -- Number Sense -- Concept Development -- Theories of Conceptual Development -- Theories Covering the Development of Procedural Fluency -- Online Resources -- 3 Numeracy in Preschool and Kindergarten Years -- Working with Children in Preschool -- Building Firm Foundations in Kindergarten -- Counting -- Numeral Recognition -- Using a Number Line -- From Counting to Number Operations -- The Beginnings of Place Value -- Data Collection, Representation and Analysis -- Measurement -- Simple Geometry -- Online Resources -- 4 Numeracy Development in Primary School -- Transition from Preschool to School -- Numeracy in the Primary School Curriculum -- Addition and Subtraction -- Place Value -- Bar Modelling -- Multiplication and Division -- Number Facts: The Importance of Automaticity -- Other Topics in Primary Mathematics -- The Role of Language -- Technology Supporting Numeracy Learning -- Teaching Problem-solving -- Indigenous Children's Number Skills -- Online Resources -- 5 Secondary School Years -- Secondary School Mathematics -- Typical Curriculum Content in Secondary Schools -- Across the Curriculum -- Real-Life Applications -- A Role for Technology -- Students Who Struggle with Secondary Mathematics -- Providing Support -- Concerns Over Numeracy Standards of Senior Students -- The Way Ahead -- Online Resources. ; 6 Adult Numeracy -- Concerns Over Adult Numeracy Standards -- Numeracy in the Workplace -- Efforts to Improve Standards Adult Numeracy -- Teaching Adults -- The Way Ahead -- Online Resources -- 7 Approaches to Teaching and Assessment -- Effective Teaching Practices -- The Vital Role of Practice -- Interleaving Knowledge and Skills -- Intervention and Support -- Do All Interventions Bring Benefits? -- Assessment -- Observing Students at Work -- Questioning -- Teacher-Made Tests -- Technology and Formative Assessment -- Error Analysis -- Diagnostic Testing -- Standards of Teaching -- Improving Teachers' Expertise -- End Note -- Online Resources -- References -- Index.
• Titolo autorizzato: Teaching for Numeracy Across the Age Range
• ISBN: 981-16-3761-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910495214603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: SpringerBriefs in education.