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Tasks in Primary Mathematics Teacher Education: Purpose, Use and Exemplars

By Barbro Grevholm , Richard Millman , Barbara Clarke (auth.) , Barbara Clarke , Richard Millman (eds.)

Book information

Publisher
Springer US
Year
2009
ISBN
038709668X, 9780387096681
DOI
10.1007/978-0-387-09669-8
Open Library ID
OL4195048M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
6 MB (5956463 bytes)
Series
Mathematics Teacher Education 4
Edition
1
Pages
310\311
Topic
Education
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07
Mathematics Education; Teacher Education

Description

Tasks in Primary Mathematics Teacher Education is intended to advance relevant research and innovative international practices in the preparation and professional development of mathematics teachers. Emerging from discussion at the ICMI study on teacher professional development, this volume, focused on primary and elementary teachers, culls a richness that can only be found by gathering wisdom from varied experiences around the world. The choice of tasks, and the associated pedagogies, is a key aspect of teaching and learning mathematics. Arguing that what students learn is largely defined by the tasks they are given, several major themes are presented. One such major strand, the form, function and focus of tasks, is discussed throughout several chapters, offering analysis, discussion of implementation, and exemplars of a broader category of illustrative techniques for developing critical understanding.

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