Understanding and Teaching Primary Mathematics in Australia

Adapted for Australian pre- and in-service teachers, the book covers all the key areas of the Australian Curriculum: Mathematics, from teaching number and calculation strategies, to exploring geometry and statistics.

List of contents

1. Teaching and Learning Primary Mathematics
2. What Should I Know? What Do I Know?
3. Problem Solving Using Mathematics
4. Counting: place value; fractions, decimals and percentages
5. Knowing and using number facts
6. Calculation: addition, subtraction, multiplication and division
7. Patterns and Algebra
8. Geometry: Properties of shapes; position and direction
9. Measurement
10. Statistics and Probability
11. Teaching and Learning Mathematics in the Early Years
12. Issues of Inclusion
13. ICT and the Use of Calculators in Teaching and Learning Mathematics

About the author

Tony Cotton was previously Associate Dean and Head of Education at Leeds Metropolitan University, UK. Since 2012, he has been working as a freelance writer and education consultant. He has written widely for mathematics teachers and writes pupil textbooks. Tony has worked internationally developing curricula and running teacher workshops. He currently edits Mathematics Teaching, the journal of the Association of Teachers of Mathematics.
Jess Greenbaum is a primary school mathematics learning specialist in Melbourne, Australia.
Michael Minas is a Melbourne-based education consultant who specialises in working with primary schools in the area of mathematics.

Summary

Adapted for Australian pre- and in-service teachers, the book covers all the key areas of the Australian Curriculum: Mathematics, from teaching number and calculation strategies, to exploring geometry and statistics.

Product details

• Authors: Tony Cotton, Tony (Freelance Writer and Education Consu Cotton, Tony (Leeds Metropolitan University Cotton, Cotton Tony, Jess Greenbaum, Michael Minas, Minas Michael
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.08.2022
• EAN: 9781032324623
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3232462-3
• No. of pages: 338
• Subjects: Guides > Self-help, everyday life > Family; Humanities, art, music > Education > School education, didactics, methodology; EDUCATION / General, Teaching of a specific subject, Educational: Mathematics & numeracy, Educational: Mathematics and numeracy, EDUCATION / Schools / Levels / Elementary, EDUCATION / Teaching / Subjects / Mathematics