How Students Learn: Mathematics in the Classroom

Author:   National Research Council ,  Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education ,  Committee on How People Learn, A Targeted Report for Teachers ,  John D. Bransford
Publisher:   National Academies Press
ISBN:  

9780309089494


Pages:   272
Publication Date:   28 January 2005
Format:   Paperback
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How Students Learn: Mathematics in the Classroom builds on the discoveries detailed in the best-selling How People Learn. Now these findings are presented in a way that teachers can use immediately, to revitalize their work in the classroom for even greater effectiveness. This book shows how to overcome the difficulties in teaching math to generate real insight and reasoning in math students. It also features illustrated suggestions for classroom activities. Table of Contents Front Matter 1 Introduction Part II MATHEMATICS 5 Mathematical Understanding: An Introduction 6 Fostering the Development of Whole-Number Sense: Teaching Mathematics in the Primary Grades 7 Pipes, Tubes, and Beakers: New Approaches to Teaching the Rational-Number System 8 Teaching and Learning Functions A FINAL SYNTHESIS: REVISITING THE THREE LEARNING PRINCIPLES 13 Pulling Threads Biographical Sketches of Committee Members and Contributors Index

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Author:   National Research Council ,  Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education ,  Committee on How People Learn, A Targeted Report for Teachers ,  John D. Bransford
Publisher:   National Academies Press
Imprint:   National Academies Press
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.581kg
ISBN:  

9780309089494


ISBN 10:   0309089492
Pages:   272
Publication Date:   28 January 2005
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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M. Suzanne Donovan and John D. Bransford, editors, Committee on How People Learn: A Targeted Report for Teachers, National Research Council

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