Teaching Mathematics
Published on 2. December 1993
Book
Paperback/Softback
248 pages
978-0-415-10252-0 (ISBN)
Description
In this reader, maths teachers in the early years of their careers will find a concise yet comprehensive guide to developments in mathematics teaching in secondary schools and the controversies which currently surround it. After a brief summary of the historical context, a series of short articles provides a range of perspectives on various issues of current debate which will help new teachers in the development of their own teaching styles. These include the impact of computers and calculators in maths teaching, the various arguments about the use of published schemes and for more investigational approaches to the curriculum, and the way in which social and cultural factors can be approached through the teaching of various topics in mathematics. The final section looks at how teachers might continue their professional development through action research in their own classrooms.
Reviews / Votes
Reviewd with Aspects of Teaching Secondary Mathematics:'The contributors to these two collections for the OU's flexible PGCE stimulate the kinds of reflection on teaching essential to developing professionalism.' - Hugh Burkhardt, Times Educational SupplementMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Postgraduate and Professional
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Weight
460 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-415-10252-0 (9780415102520)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Michelle Selinger
Content
Contents Part 1: An historical perspective Chapter 1:Secondary mathematics education in England: recent changes and their historical context, Barry Cooper Part 2: Chapter 2:Schemes LAMP (Low Achievement in Mathematics Project) Chapter 3:Small Groups, Maggie Furness and Steve Turner Chapter 4:Teaching for the Test, Alan Bell Chapter 5:Train spotter's paradise, Dave Hewitt Chapter 6:What I do in my classroom, Anne Watson Chapter 7:Contexts and strategies for learning mathematics, Mike Ollerton Part 3: How do we know our students are learning and understanding? Chapter 8:Assessing what sense pupils make of mathematics, John Mason Chapter 9:Ways of seeing, Laurinda Brown, Dave Hewitt and John Mason Part 4: How is learning mathematics influenced by social and cultural factors? Chapter 11:Critical/Humanistic mathematics education: a role for history?, Stephen Lerman Chapter 12:Maths Aids: pastoral topics through maths - a case study, David Urquhart and Graeme Balfour Chapter 13:Environmental issues in the mathematics classroom, Brian Hudson Chapter 14:Evaluating an `entitlement curriculum': mathematics for all?, Leone Burton Part 5: What drives the curriculum? Chapter 15:Do you need to know how it works?, Costel Harnasz Chapter 16:Mathematics for the Nineties: A calculator-aware number curriculum, Janet Duffin Chapter 17:Supercalculators and the secondary mathematics curriculum, Kenneth Ruthven Chapter 18:Mathematics education, computers and calculators - the next ten years, Ronnie Goldstein Chapter 19:Understanding, Michelle Selinger Chapter 20: Working together, Laurinda Brown Chapter 21:Changing A level mathematics, Sue Burns Part 7: Research in Mathematics Education Chapter 22:Going back, Michelle Selinger Chapter 23:Being mathematical within a mathematical community, Barbara Jaworski