Teaching Mathematics in Secondary Schools: A Reader

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Linda Haggarty
Psychology Press, 2002 - Education - 279 pages

A companion to Aspects of Teaching Secondary Mathematics, this book introduces and explores the contemporary issues and key ideas entailed in the teaching and learning of this subject.
This book is concerned with exploring the bigger picture of mathematics education, and is aimed particularly at those learning to teach mathematics; teachers in the classroom who want to continue thinking and developing as mathematics teachers; and those concerned with education who would like to be better informed about mathematics education. Divided into seven sections to help structure reading, this book offers a completely up-to-date, comprehensive overview, written by the most-known, well-respected experts in the field.

 

Contents

Illustrations
xi
List of illustrations
xii
SECTION
xix
Learning and developing as a mathematics teacher 3
xx
Mathematics
17
Figures
21
Mathematics in the digital technology age
33
a way of viewing the mathematics
47
Maximising energy in the learning of mathematics
129
Integrating computers into the teaching of mathematics
143
What does it mean to understand something and
161
Assessment in mathematics education
176
Culture class and realistic mathematics tests
192
defining
211
underlying
229
Different cultures different meanings different teaching
245

Social constructivism in mathematics learning and teaching
67
insights into
83
student
99
Landscapes of investigation
115
What can we learn from international comparisons?
259
Index
273
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