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Zusatztext 'I recommend this book to all who wish to promote healthy argument on their courses. I shall certainly put it on my reading list for that purpose!' - Pamela Liebeck! Mathematics Teaching Informationen zum Autor Skemp, Richard R. Klappentext National Curriculum guidelines emphasise knowledge, understanding and skills. The author, an internationally recognised authority, provides teachers with a clear explanation of these principles, and explains the relation between understanding and skills, and describes their application to the teaching of mathematics. The book contains numerous activities to show how mathematics can be learnt in the primary classroom with understanding and enjoyment, including: * formation of mathematical concepts * construction of knowledge * contents and structure of primary mathematics Zusammenfassung National Curriculum guidelines emphasise knowledge, understanding and skills. The author, an internationally recognised authority, provides teachers with a clear explanation of these principles, and explains the relation between understanding and skills, and describes their application to the teaching of mathematics. The book contains numerous activities to show how mathematics can be learnt in the primary classroom with understanding and enjoyment, including: * formation of mathematical concepts * construction of knowledge * contents and structure of primary mathematics Inhaltsverzeichnis Prologue: Relational Understanding and Instrumental Understanding Part I 1. Why is Mathematics Still a Problem Subject for So Many? 2. Intelligence and Understanding 3. The Formation of Mathematical Concepts 4. The Construction of Mathematical Knowledge 5. Understanding Mathematical Symbolism Part II 6. Making a Start 7. The Contents and Structure of Primary Mathematics 8. Management for Intelligent Learning 9. Emotional Influences on Learning 10. Continuing Professional Development...
Summary
A clear guide to the ways in which the primary teacher can best exploit the psychological principles which underlie the learning of maths in the classroom.
