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Author Mannigel, Dianna, author

Title Young children as mathematicians : theory and practice for teaching mathematics / Dianna Mannigel
Edition Second edition
Published Katoomba, N.S.W. : Social Science Press, 1998
1998

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Location Call no. Vol. Availability
 W'PONDS  372.7 Man/Yca 1998  AVAILABLE
 MELB  372.7 Man/Yca 1998  AVAILABLE
Description xi, 260 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Contents Ch. 1. Young Children, Teachers and Mathematics -- Ch. 2. Children as Learners of Mathematics -- Ch. 3. Space Relations -- Ch. 4. The Youngest Children -- Ch. 5. Beginning to Understand Number -- Ch. 6. Operations and Algorithms -- Ch. 7. Further Operations -- Ch. 8. Using Games for Mathematics -- Ch. 9. Graphical Representation, Probability and Measurement -- Ch. 10. Diversity: Possibilities and Problems -- Ch. 11. Teaching Strategies and the Learning Environment for Mathematics -- Ch. 12. Mathematics in the Learning Environment: Planning and Evaluating
Summary This new edition continues the emphasis on children's construction of mathematical knowledge and on their representation of their own ideas, and helps readers steer a middle course between teaching that is too structured or not sufficiently interventional. It also emphasise mental processes and careful observation and evaluation
Notes Includes index
Bibliography Includes bibliography (pages 220-223) : and index
Subject Mathematics -- Study and teaching (Preschool)
Mathematics -- Study and teaching (Primary)
LC no. 00001429
ISBN 1876033444
Other Titles Young children as mathematicians : theory and practice for teaching mathematics (Mannigel : 2nd ed.)