Teaching Primary Mathematics

Sylvia Turner - University of Winchester, UK
Teaching Primary Mathematics
November 2012 | 272 pages | Sage UK
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Description

Teaching Primary Mathematics covers what student teachers really need to know and why, including approaches to teaching and learning, planning and assessment, and using resources in math teaching. It also provides a brief historical overview of the teaching of mathematics and examines strategies to enhance learning and develop as a confident mathematician in the primary classroom.

Informed by seminal and current research and in touch with current developments in education policy, the book also explores:

  • The role of the mathematics within the primary curriculum
  • The development of mathematics as a subject of study
  • Different international approaches to mathematics education, and the lessons that can be learnt from them.

This is essential reading for all students on primary initial teacher education courses including undergraduate, graduate, and employment-based routes into teaching.



Contents

Teachers as Mathematicians

Teachers as Mathematicians

The Nature and Language of Mathematics

The Nature and Language of Mathematics

What Do Children Really Need to Learn and Why?

What Do Children Really Need to Learn and Why?

What Should Teachers Know and Why?

What Should Teachers Know and Why?

Teaching Approaches

Teaching Approaches

Assessment and Planning in Mathematics

Assessment and Planning in Mathematics

Resources for Mathematics

Resources for Mathematics

What Can We Learn from Other Countries?

What Can We Learn from Other Countries?

Researching Mathematics Education: A Case Study

Researching Mathematics Education: A Case Study

Conclusion

Conclusion

Description

Teaching Primary Mathematics covers what student teachers really need to know and why, including approaches to teaching and learning, planning and assessment, and using resources in math teaching. It also provides a brief historical overview of the teaching of mathematics and examines strategies to enhance learning and develop as a confident mathematician in the primary classroom.

Informed by seminal and current research and in touch with current developments in education policy, the book also explores:

  • The role of the mathematics within the primary curriculum
  • The development of mathematics as a subject of study
  • Different international approaches to mathematics education, and the lessons that can be learnt from them.

This is essential reading for all students on primary initial teacher education courses including undergraduate, graduate, and employment-based routes into teaching.



Contents

Teachers as Mathematicians

Teachers as Mathematicians

The Nature and Language of Mathematics

The Nature and Language of Mathematics

What Do Children Really Need to Learn and Why?

What Do Children Really Need to Learn and Why?

What Should Teachers Know and Why?

What Should Teachers Know and Why?

Teaching Approaches

Teaching Approaches

Assessment and Planning in Mathematics

Assessment and Planning in Mathematics

Resources for Mathematics

Resources for Mathematics

What Can We Learn from Other Countries?

What Can We Learn from Other Countries?

Researching Mathematics Education: A Case Study

Researching Mathematics Education: A Case Study

Conclusion

Conclusion

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Teaching Primary Mathematics

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November 2012 | 272 pages | Sage UK

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Teaching Primary Mathematics covers what student teachers really need to know and why, including approaches to teaching and learning, planning and assessment, and using resources in math teaching. It also provides a brief historical overview of the teaching of mathematics and examines strategies to enhance learning and develop as a confident mathematician in the primary classroom.

Informed by seminal and current research and in touch with current developments in education policy, the book also explores:

  • The role of the mathematics within the primary curriculum
  • The development of mathematics as a subject of study
  • Different international approaches to mathematics education, and the lessons that can be learnt from them.

This is essential reading for all students on primary initial teacher education courses including undergraduate, graduate, and employment-based routes into teaching.




Table Of Contents:

  • Teachers as Mathematicians
  • The Nature and Language of Mathematics
  • What Do Children Really Need to Learn and Why?
  • What Should Teachers Know and Why?
  • Teaching Approaches
  • Assessment and Planning in Mathematics
  • Resources for Mathematics
  • What Can We Learn from Other Countries?
  • Researching Mathematics Education: A Case Study
  • Conclusion

Recent Product Reviews:

I have recommended this book for the specialist maths course, as it gives a useful overview of teaching and learning maths.
Ms Barbara Allebone, Primary PGCE / School Direct, LDBS Scitt
Good for school based training programmes. Links to current educational policy and theory.
Ms Louise Lambert, Faculty of Education, Birmingham City University
An interesting and easy to follow guide to teaching mathematics in a primary school. This book contains some helpful guidance and good ideas to support classroom practice.
Ms Mary Bennett-Hartley, School of Primary Education, Birmingham City University
Provides a nice look at wider issues surrounding pimary maths.
Miss Claire Morse, Faculty of Education and Social Care, Winchester University
A very useful read - covers many important aspects which are relevant to us with the introduction of the Numeracy Framework.I will be recommending that both undergraduates and graduates purchase this book.
Mrs Eleri Davies, School of Education, Bangor University

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