Children's mathematical thinking in the primary years : perspectives on children's learning / edited by Julia Anghileri.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Anghileri, Julia.

Series:

Children, teachers, and learning.

Children, teachers, and learning

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mathematics--Study and teaching (Elementary).

Mathematics.

Learning, Psychology of.

Cognition in children.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (193 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Cassell, 1995.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This popular Continuum series, intended chiefly for teachers and trainee teachers, places strong emphasis on practice but at the same time incorporates the latest research in the field. The book demonstrates a strong belief in the ability of children to learn, and in the ability of teachers to increase children's learning potential.The series authors are distinguished practitioners in their fields who write with authority, but without jargon.With the increasingly popular constructivist framework for learning, teachers are coming to recognize the limitations of taught procedures and to find way

Contents:

Contents; List of Contributors; Foreword; Introduction; 1 Focus on Thinking; 2 Emergent Mathematics or How to Help Young Children Become Confident Mathematicians; 3 Investigational Starting Points and Children's Thinking; 4 Between the Lines: The Languages of Mathematics; 5 Making Sense of Symbols; 6 CAN Calculators Make a Difference?; 7 What is your Favourite Colour?; 8 In Search of the Unknown: A Review of Primary Algebra; 9 Re-solving Problem Solving; Name Index; Subject Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

9786611294717

9781281294715

1281294713

9781441156792

1441156798

9781847144201

1847144209

OCLC:

609838360