Writing mathematically : the discourse of investigation / Candia Morgan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Morgan, Candia.

Series:

Studies in mathematics education series ; 9.

Studies in mathematics education series ; 9

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mathematics--Study and teaching.

Mathematics.

Technical writing.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (243 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bristol, PA : Farmer Press, 1998.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

School mathematics curricula internationally tend to emphasise problem-solving and have led to the development of opportunities for children to do maths in a more open, creative way. This has led to increased interest in 'performance-based' assessment, which involves children in substantial production of written language to serve as 'evidence' of their mathematical activity and achievement. However, this raises two important questions. Firstly, does this writing accurately present children's mathematical activity and ability? Secondly, do maths teachers have sufficient linguistic awareness to

Contents:

Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of Figures and Table; Acknowledgments; Preface by Series Editor; Introduction; 'The Language of Mathematics' ; Characteristics of Written Mathematical Texts; Writing in the Mathematics Classroom; Learning to Write Mathematically; The Public Discourse of 'Investigation'; A Critical Linguistic Approach to Mathematical Text; Reading Investigative Mathematical Texts; The Assessment of Investigations and Teacher Assessment; Investigating Teachers Reading Coursework; Teachers' Responses to Student Writing; Assessing Difference: 'Creativity' and Error

Towards a Critically Aware Mathematical Writing CurriculumReferences; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 212-227) and index.

ISBN:

1-135-70953-X

1-135-70954-8

1-280-40082-X

0-203-22427-2

0-203-01771-4

9780203017715

OCLC:

560124792