| Description |
xxv, 166 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Series |
Studies in mathematical thinking and learning series |
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Studies in mathematical thinking and learning.
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| Contents |
1. Subtraction With Regrouping: Approaches To Teaching A Topic -- 2. Multidigit Number Multiplication: Dealing With Students' Mistakes -- 3. Generating Representations: Division By Fractions -- 4. Exploring New Knowledge: The Relationship Between Perimeter And Area -- 5. Teachers' Subject Matter Knowledge: Profound Understanding Of Fundamental Mathematics -- 6. Profound Understanding Of Fundamental Mathematics: When And How Is It Attained -- 7. Conclusion |
| Summary |
The concluding chapter of the book suggests changes in teacher preparation, teacher support, and mathematics education research that might allow teachers in the United States to attain profound understanding of fundamental mathematics |
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This book describes the nature and development of the "profound understanding of fundamental mathematics that elementary teachers need to become accomplished mathematics teachers and suggests why such teaching knowledge is much more common in China than in the United States despite the fact that Chinese teachers have less formal education than their U.S. counterparts. The studies described in this volume suggest that Chinese teachers begin their teaching careers with a better understanding of elementary mathematics than that of most U.S. elementary teachers. Their understanding of the mathematics they teach andequally important - of the ways that elementary mathematics can be presented to students continues to grow throughout their professional lives |
| Notes |
1. Subtraction With Regrouping: Approaches To Teaching A Topic -- 2. Multidigit Number Multiplication: Dealing With Students' Mistakes -- 3. Generating Representations: Division By Fractions -- 4. Exploring New Knowledge: The Relationship Between Perimeter And Area -- 5. Teachers' Subject Matter Knowledge: Profound Understanding Of Fundamental Mathematics -- 6. Profound Understanding Of Fundamental Mathematics: When And How Is It Attained -- 7. Conclusion |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliography (pages 156-160) and indexes |
| Notes |
Also available online via the World Wide Web by subscription to netLibrary, Inc. (CEIRC Shared Collection) |
| Subject |
Comparative education.
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Mathematics -- Study and teaching (Elementary) -- China.
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Mathematics -- Study and teaching (Primary) -- China.
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Mathematics -- Study and teaching (Elementary) -- United States.
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Mathematics -- Study and teaching (Primary) -- United States.
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| Author |
NetLibrary, Inc.
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| LC no. |
99017342 |
| ISBN |
0805829083 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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0805829091 (paperback: alk. paper) |
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