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Key Concepts in Teaching Primary Mathematics
About This Book
Covering the key principles and concepts in the teaching and learning of mathematics in primary schools, this text provides trainee and practising teachers with a quick and easy reference to what they need to know for their course, and in the classroom. The entries are arranged alphabetically, and each contains a brief definition, followed by an explanation and discussion, practical examples and annotated suggestions for further reading.
Examples of the wide-ranging material include: Anxiety about mathematics; Assessment for Learning; Cognitive conflict; Concept learning; Creativity in mathematics; Differentiation; Equivalence; Explanation; Investigation; Low attainment; Making connections; Meaningful context; Mental calculation; Numeracy; Play as a context for learning mathematics; Problem-solving; Questioning; Talk.
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Table of contents
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- contents
- The authors
- Introduction
- Aims of mathematics teaching
- Algorithm
- Anxiety about mathematics
- Assessment for learning
- Assessment for teaching
- Cognitive conflict
- Concept learning
- Conservation of quantity
- Constructivism
- Creativity in mathematics
- Cross-cultural mathematics
- Cross-curricular mathematics
- Deductive and inductive reasoning
- Differentiation
- Equivalence
- Errors
- Explanation
- Gender and mathematics
- Generalization
- Giftedness in mathematics
- Home as a context for numeracy
- Informal calculation method
- Investigation (enquiry)
- Language difficulties in mathematics
- Low attainment
- Making connections
- Match and mismatch
- Meaningful context
- Meaningful learning
- Mental calculation
- Modelling process (representing)
- Numeracy
- Play as a context for learning mathematics
- Principle learning
- Problem solving
- Purposeful activity
- Questioning
- Rote learning
- Skill learning
- Talk
- Transformation
- Transitivity
- Using and applying mathematics
- References