Mathematics in Early Childhood

Erscheinungsjahr 2018
ISBN: 978-0-19-030529-1
Verlag: OUP Australia & New Zealand

Buch, Englisch, 320 Seiten, Format (B × H): 190 mm x 245 mm, Gewicht: 676 g

Mathematics in Early Childhood Education provides students with a range of options for teaching mathematics to young children, by showing how to adapt education practice to suit early childhood contexts, including home, playgroup, childcare, preschool, and school. The text is informed by, and presents, current Australasian and international research relevant to early childhood mathematics education to help pre-service teachers increase confidence and build up a comprehensive professional identity as a mathematics educator.

Divided into three sections, Part 1 explains the overarching theoretical framework for the teaching of mathematics in early childhood education, including a dedicated chapter on curricula. Part 2 includes opinion pieces to various mathematics education approaches helping students to develop various theoretical perspectives. Part 3 provides lesson plans on topics such as patterns, measurement and space and geometry, encouraging students to fully engage with the mathematics content.

Mathematics in Early Childhood Education balances theoretical perspectives with strong practical examples and teacher guidance providing pre-service educators an all-inclusive solution to teaching mathematics in early childhood.

Autoren/Hrsg.

MacDonald, Amy (Senior Lecturer

MacDonald, Amy

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Lehrerausbildung, Unterricht & Didaktik Allgemeine Didaktik Naturwissenschaften, Mathematik (Unterricht & Didaktik)
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Lehrerausbildung, Unterricht & Didaktik Methoden des Lehrens und Lernens

Inhaltsverzeichnis

- PART 1: FRAMING THE TEACHING OF MATHEMATICS IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION 1

- Chapter 1: Introduction to Early Childhood Mathematics Education

- Chapter 2: Becoming an Early Childhood Mathematics Educator

- Chapter 3: Theoretical Bases for Early Childhood Mathematics

- Chapter 4: Informal Opportunities to learn about Mathematics

- Chapter 5: Early Childhood Mathematics Curricula

- PART 2: APPROACHES TO TEACHING MATHEMATICS IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION

- Chapter 6: Educator Roles in Mathematics Education

- Chapter 7: Working Mathematically Through Powerful Processes

- Chapter 8: Mathematics and Transitions to School

- Chapter 9: Involving Families in Mathematics Education

- Chapter 10: Strengths Approaches to Early Childhood Mathematics Education

- Chapter 11: The Relationship between Assessment and Planning

- PART 3: CONTENT FOR TEACHING MATHEMATICS IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION

- Chapter 12: Patterns

- Chapter 13: Space and Geometry

- Chapter 14: Measurement

- Chapter 15: Number and Algebra

- Chapter 16: Data, Statistics, and Probability

- Glossary

- Bibliography

- Index

Über Autor(innen)

Amy MacDonald is a Senior Lecturer in Early Childhood Mathematics Education in the School of Education. In 2014 she was awarded an Australian Government Office for Learning and Teaching 'Citation for Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning' for her approaches to mathematics education.