Creative Mathematics

Exploring Children's Understanding
1. Auflage 1997
ISBN: 978-0-415-16462-7
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 188 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 454 g

This book shows how creative maths can really work. Exploring the ways in which maths skills can be learned through cross-curricular activities based on visual arts and music, the book presents maths as a meaningful and exciting subject which holds no fears for children.
The authors recognise that while maths-phobia prevails in our increasingly mathematicised world, attitudes and approaches to teaching the subject need to be reviewed, and issues such as gender stereotyping, which encourage maths-apathy, need to be tackled at an early stage.
Within this collection of classroom-based stories are detailed examples of integrative mathematic projects; these will give teachers the confidence to try out cross-curricular activities in their classes. The book also provides support with difficult areas such as assessment, planning and development.
Fascinating to read in its own right this book will appeal to the specialist and non-specialist alike.

Zielgruppe

General, Postgraduate, and Professional

Autoren/Hrsg.

Higginson, William

Phillips, Eileen

Upitis, Rena

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Lehrerausbildung, Unterricht & Didaktik Methoden des Lehrens und Lernens

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface 1 Introduction 2 Tessellations 3 Animation 4 Paper jewels 5 Kaleidoscopes and composition 6 Children as mathematicians

Über Autor(innen)

Rena Upitis is Dean of the Faculty of Education, Queen’s University, Kingston, Canada. Eileen Phillips is an elementary school teacher in Vancouver, British Columbia. William Higginson is Co-ordinator of the Mathematics, Science and Technology Education Group at Queen’s University.