Engaging primary children in mathematics / Margaret Sangster
By: Sangster, Margaret [author]
Language: English Publisher: London : Bloomsbury Academic, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2016Description: viii, 194 pages : illustrations ; 25 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781472580269Subject(s): Mathematics -- Study and teaching (Elementary)DDC classification: 372.7 Summary: "Effective teaching is a combination of technical skills and knowledge but good teachers also need to understand how children learn and how they can most effectively be taught. Engaging Primary Children in Mathematics explores the various strategies for engaging children in mathematical learning in light of theory and practice and encourages readers to think about their own classroom approach to the teaching of primary mathematics. The importance of creating a learning environment in which children can learn to be young mathematicians, where they can explore, create and solve problems, cannot be underestimated. Margaret Sangster shows how readers can develop their practice by reviewing a range of approaches to the teaching of mathematics and the development of those young mathematicians, with examples of thought-provoking activities to inform their own practice"--Back cover| Item type | Current location | Home library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Includes index
Includes bibliographical references and index
"Effective teaching is a combination of technical skills and knowledge but good teachers also need to understand how children learn and how they can most effectively be taught. Engaging Primary Children in Mathematics explores the various strategies for engaging children in mathematical learning in light of theory and practice and encourages readers to think about their own classroom approach to the teaching of primary mathematics. The importance of creating a learning environment in which children can learn to be young mathematicians, where they can explore, create and solve problems, cannot be underestimated. Margaret Sangster shows how readers can develop their practice by reviewing a range of approaches to the teaching of mathematics and the development of those young mathematicians, with examples of thought-provoking activities to inform their own practice"--Back cover
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