Teaching and Learning Mathematics through Variation Confucian Heritage Meets Western Theories /
"Efforts to improve mathematics teaching and learning globally have led to the ever-increasing interest in searching for alternative and effective instructional approaches from others. Students from East Asia, such as China and Japan, have consistently outperformed their counterparts in the Wes...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Rotterdam :
SensePublishers : Imprint: SensePublishers,
2017.
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| Series: | Mathematics Teaching and Learning
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Table of Contents:
- Foreword
- Acknowledgements
- Part I: Theoretical Perspectives
- Introduction
- Theory and Development of Teaching through Variation in Mathematics in China
- ‘Bianshi’ and the Variation Theory of Learning: Illustrating Two Frameworks of Variation and Invariance in the Teaching of Mathematics
- Variation in Tool-Based Mathematics Pedagogy: The Case of Dynamic Virtual Tool
- Pedagogy of Variations: Synthesis of Various Notions of Variation Pedagogy
- Part II: Variation as a Pedagogical Perspective for Classroom Instruction in China
- Introduction
- Characteristics of Teaching Mathematical Problem Solving in China: Analysis of a Lesson from the Perspective of Variation
- Teaching the Formula of Perfect Square through Bianshi Teaching
- Teaching Geometrical Concepts through Variation: A Case Study of a Shanghai Lesson
- Teaching Geometry Review Lesson through Variation: A Case Study
- Teaching Algebra through Variations: Contrast, Generalization, Fusion, and Separation
- Part III: The Pedagogical Perspective of Variations as a Principle for Curriculum Development and Teacher Professional Development in China
- Introduction: “The Lesson Plan is Only the Teacher’s Hypothesis of Students’ Learning”
- Strategies for Using Variation Tasks in Selected Mathematics Textbooks in China
- An Expert Teacher’s Use of Teaching with Variation to Support a Junior Mathematics Teacher’s Professional Learning
- Teaching and Learning Mathematics through Variation in Lesson Study
- Part IV: Use of the Pedagogy of Variation Around the World
- Introduction: Putting Variation Theory to Work
- Improving Teaching through Variation: A Japanese Perspective
- Developing Algebraic Reasoning through Variation in the U.S.
- Using Variation of Multiplicity in Highlighting Critical Aspects of Multiple Solution Tasks and Modeling Tasks
- Learning to Teach with Variation: Experiences from Learning Study in Sweden
- Part V: Commentary and Conclusion
- Teaching through Variation: An Asian Perspective – Is the Variation Theory of Learning Varying?
- Teaching through Variation: A European Perspective
- Issues in Variation Theory and How It Could Inform Pedagogical Choices
- About the Authors
- Subject Index.
