Full Description
The Clemsons' clear and readable book takes the reader from debates about how children learn and what children know and can do when they start school; through to a discussion of how mathematics can be managed, assessed and evaluated in the school and classroom. Linking these two parts of the book is a section on the subject of mathematics itself, from which the non-specialist reader can gain a view of what mathematics is, what needs to be thought about in planning and offering a curriculum and the special dilemmas faced in teaching and learning mathematics as a subject. A bank of case studies offers an opportunity to see mathematics in action in a variety of classrooms.
Contents
Part 1 A context for mathematics; Chapter 1 How children learn; Chapter 2 Home and school; Part 2 The subject mathematics; Chapter 3 What mathematics is; Chapter 4 The mathematics curriculum; Chapter 5 Mathematics and language; Part 3 Managing mathematics; Chapter 6 School plans; Chapter 7 Mathematics in the classroom; Part 4 Mathematics in action; Chapter 8 Classroom episodes; Part 5 Assessment, record keeping and evaluation; Chapter 9 Monitoring progress; Chapter 10 Modifying practice; Part 6 In-service education; Chapter 11 Workshop ideas;
