Anglický jazyk

Relearning Mathematics

Vydavateľstvo: Information Age Publishing
Rok vydania: 2011
Formát: Hardback
Rozmer: 240 x 161 mm
Jazyk: Anglický jazyk
ISBN: 9781617354885

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O knihe

This book is grounded in the author's experiences of teaching mathematics for
prospective elementary school teachers and conducting research on their
understanding of mathematical concepts. It is a reflection on practice and an
attempt to cope with a double challenge: that of a teacher, in helping prospective
teachers make sense of mathematics, and that of a researcher, in an attempt to
understand and describe the challenges faced by students. This work fits within
the current community interest on teacher education and provides a novel focus,
with both theoretical and practical considerations.
The central claim in this book is that encounters with mathematical content by prospective elementary school
teachers constitute relearning, rather than learning, of mathematics. The specific focus is on topics related to
elementary number theory (e.g. divisibility, prime factorization), which is referred to as a "forgotten queen"
(following Gauss' reference to number theory as a queen of mathematics). This is the content area that has not
received significant attention in mathematics education research. The book can be summarized as an attempt to
address the following questions: What is relearning of mathematical content and how is it similar to or different
from learning? What are the examples of specific mathematical topics or concepts that require relearning? What
pedagogical approaches can support relearning? The detailed analysis of
research data and pedagogical approaches presented in the book are
intertwined with stories of personal experiences of the author, which makes
the reading not only intellectually stimulating but also enjoyable.