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OverviewHow 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 Full Product DetailsAuthor: National Research Council , Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education , Committee on How People Learn, A Targeted Report for Teachers , John D. BransfordPublisher: National Academies Press Imprint: National Academies Press Dimensions: Width: 17.80cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 25.40cm Weight: 0.581kg ISBN: 9780309089494ISBN 10: 0309089492 Pages: 272 Publication Date: 28 January 2005 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationM. Suzanne Donovan and John D. Bransford, editors, Committee on How People Learn: A Targeted Report for Teachers, National Research Council Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |