Pocket Pal - Building Learning in Mathematics

Informationen zum Autor Stephanie Prestage is at the University of Birmingham! UK. Els De Geest is at the Department of Education Studies! University of Oxford! UK. Anne Watson is Reader in Mathematics Education at the University of Oxford! UK. Klappentext Part of the major new Pocket PAL Series! this one looks at the concept of Deep Progress in Mathematics (not as foreboding as it sounds!)> Zusammenfassung The concept of deep learning! as opposed to surface learning! is being increasingly recognized by teachers. This guide for mathematics teachers helps to change the focus from 'doing and finishing' to 'thinking and learning'. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Teaching low attaining students; 2. Defining deep progress; 3. Expected improvements; 4. Establishing work habits; a) Behaviour; b) Challenge and struggle; c) Silent moments; 5. Participation; a) Joining in with your mind; b) Learning and moving; c) Speaking and listening; d) Getting a good discussion; 6. Interaction; a) Question types; b) Between teacher and students; c) Creating discussion between students; d) Working in pairs; 7. Reacting to students to answers and non answers; a) Shifting responsibility to students; b) Focussing on questioning answers; c) Dealing with unexpected answers; d) Storing good ideas; 8. Giving time to think and learn; a) Immersion in a topic world; b) Thinking is more important than finishing; c) I got rhythm; d) Working quickly and reflecting slowly; 9. Developing memory; a) Structuring teaching to help memory; b) Explicit work; c) Doing the whole thing in your head. d) Using physical and visual memory; e) Combine words! symbols and actions; 10. Visualising; a) Developing imagination; b) Using equipment; 11. Students' writing; a) Writing helps learning; b) Writing hinders learning; 12. Students' awareness of progress; a) Knowing what you have learned; 13. Giving choice; a) Choosing what to do; b) Choosing how to do it; c) Choosing what to do next; 14. Making mathematical connections; a) What is changing; what is staying the same?; b) Between tasks; 15. Dealing with mathematical complexity; a) Really doing mathematics; b) Sorting out complexity; c) Doing your own maths; Bibliography and resources. ...

Product details

• Authors: Els De Geest, Dr Stephanie Prestage, Stephanie Prestage, Stephanie De Geest Prestage, Anne Watson
• Publisher: Bloomsbury
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 24.05.2007
• EAN: 9781855392281
• ISBN: 978-1-85539-228-1
• No. of pages: 96
• Series: Pocket PAL; Pocket Pal (Network Continuum); Pocket PAL
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Education > School education, didactics, methodology