Primary Mathematics and the Developing Professional

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Millett, Alison (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Brown, Margaret (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Askew, Mike (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2004.
• Θέματα: Education.; Mathematics > Study and teaching.; Mathematics Education.

Abstract. This introduction sets the scene for the remainder of the book by considering first the international context of widespread concern about the improvement of numeracy skills. This is related to reform movements in the United Kingdom, the United States and other countries aimed at modernisin...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• The Context for Change: A Model for Discussion
• The Role of the Mathematics Co-Ordinator: A Source of in-School Support
• The Role of the School in Developing Mathematics
• The Mediating Role of Textual Materials in Teachers’ Response to Calls for Classroom Reform
• Responses of Teachers to a Course of Intensive Training
• The Dynamics of Teacher Decision-Making: Case Studies of Teachers Responding to the National Numeracy Strategy
• Professional Development from a Cognitive and Social Standpoint
• Teacher Reflection, Identity and Belief Change in the Context of Primary Came
• Drawing Conclusions.