Rigorous Mathematical Thinking - Conceptual Formation in the Mathematics Classroom

Informationen zum Autor James T. Kinard Sr. earned his Ph.D. in electroanalytical chemistry from Howard University and is President of Innovations for Cognitive Literacy, Inc., Chicago, Illinois. He developed and implemented the Rigorous Mathematical Thinking program and is a certified trainer of the Feuerstein cognitive development program, Instrumental Enrichment. He lectures at the international cognitive enrichment workshops in the United States, Canada, the UK, France, The Netherlands, and India. Alex Kozulin is Research Director of The International Center for the Enhancement of Learning Potential in Jerusalem, Israel, and teaches at Tel Aviv University and Hebrew University. He held academic appointment at Boston University, was Visiting Professor at the University of Exeter and at the University of Witwatersrand, and was Visiting Scholar at Harvard University. Klappentext The first book to present mathematics teaching from Vygotsky's socio-cultural theory of learning perspective. Zusammenfassung The first book to present mathematics teaching from Vygotsky's socio-cultural theory of learning perspective. The authors introduce a RMT program that helps students to gain general thinking skills essential for all types of problem solving. They show how mathematics standards can be reached by students considered to be 'underachievers'. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. The culture of mathematics; 2. Goals and objectives of mathematics education; 3. Vygotsky's Sociocultural Theory and mathematics learning; 4. Mediated learning and cognitive functions; 5. Mathematical concept formation and cognitive tools; 6. Rigorous Mathematical Thinking - application, assessment and evaluation; 7. Conclusion.

Product details

• Authors: James T. Kinard, James T. Kozulin Kinard, Alex Kozulin, Kozulin Alex
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 08.06.2008
• EAN: 9780521700269
• ISBN: 978-0-521-70026-9
• No. of pages: 216
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Applied psychology; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Psychology: general, reference works; PSYCHOLOGY / General, Mathematics, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Mathematics / General, Educational psychology, Teaching of a specific subject, Educational systems and structures, Educational: Mathematics and numeracy