Knowing and Teaching Elementary Mathematics : Teachers' Understanding of Fundamental Mathematics in China and the United States Paperback / softback
by Liping Ma
Part of the Studies in Mathematical Thinking and Learning Series series
Paperback / softback
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Studies of teachers in the U.S. often document insufficient subject matter knowledge in mathematics.
Yet, these studies give few examples of the knowledge teachers need to support teaching, particularly the kind of teaching demanded by recent reforms in mathematics education.
Knowing and Teaching Elementary Mathematics describes the nature and development of the knowledge that elementary teachers need to become accomplished mathematics teachers, and suggests why such knowledge seems 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 anniversary edition of this bestselling volume includes the original studies that compare U.S and Chinese elementary school teachers' mathematical understanding and offers a powerful framework for grasping the mathematical content necessary to understand and develop the thinking of school children.
Highlighting notable changes in the field and the author's work, this new edition includes an updated preface, introduction, and key journal articles that frame and contextualize this seminal work.
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- Pages:198 pages
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:25/01/2010
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- ISBN:9780415873840
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Item not Available
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:198 pages
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:25/01/2010
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- ISBN:9780415873840
