How Big Is a Big Number? - Learning to Teach Mathematics in the Primary School

This book examines what is meant by 'mastery of mathematics' and reviews what we can learn from Asian maths teaching methods. It helps readers to see how areas of mathematics fit together and how they can support children to build their own understanding of the subject.

List of contents

Introduction
Masters of the classroom
Not as easy as 1, 2, 3
A ray of sunshine
Maths is mental
Making sum sense
Recurring problems
The joy of x
The shape of things to come
Losing the plot
Made to measure
Statistically speaking
Moving on
Appendices

Summary

This book examines what is meant by 'mastery of mathematics' and reviews what we can learn from Asian maths teaching methods. It helps readers to see how areas of mathematics fit together and how they can support children to build their own understanding of the subject.

Product details

• Authors: Sarah Hindhaugh, Paul Killen, Paul Hindhaugh Killen
• Assisted by: Paul Killen (Editor)
• Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.02.2018
• EAN: 9781526404145
• ISBN: 978-1-5264-0414-5
• No. of pages: 304
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Education system; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); Teaching of a specific subject, Primary & middle schools, Educational: Mathematics & numeracy, Primary and middle schools, Educational: Mathematics and numeracy, EDUCATION / Schools / Levels / Elementary