Teaching with Tasks for Effective Mathematics Learning
Published on 28. May 2012
Book
Hardback
285 pages
978-94-007-0778-8 (ISBN)
Description
This book is about how teachers can use classroom mathematics tasks to support student learning, and presents data on the ways in which teachers used those tasks in a particular research project. It is the product of research findings focusing on teacher practice, teacher learning and knowledge, and student learning. It demonstrates how teachers can use mathematics tasks to promote effective student learning.
More details
Series
Edition
2012
Language
English
Place of publication
Dordrecht
Netherlands
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Research
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
30 s/w Abbildungen
30 black & white illustrations
ISBN-13
978-94-007-0778-8 (9789400707788)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
-ai1 Researching Tasks in Mathematics Classrooms.- 2 Perspectives on Mathematics, Learning and Teaching.- 3 Tasks and Mathematics Learning. 4 Using Purposeful Presentational Tass.- 5 Using Mathematical Tasks Arising from Contexts.- 6 Using Content-Specific Open-Ended Tasks.- 7 Moving from the Task to the Lesson: Pedagogical Pratices and other Issues.- 8 Constructing a Sequencing of Lessos.- 9 Students' Preferences for Different Types of Mathematics Tasks.- 10 Students Perceptions of Characteristics of Desired Mathematics Lessons.- 11 Contrasting Types of Tasks: A Story of Three Lessons. - 12 Conclusions.- 13 A Selection of Mathematical Tasks.