| Mathematical Knowledge in Teaching Contributor(s): Rowland, Tim (Editor), Ruthven, Kenneth (Editor) |
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ISBN: 9048197651 ISBN-13: 9789048197651 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $161.49 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education | Teaching Methods & Materials - Mathematics - Education | Professional Development |
| Dewey: 370 |
| Series: Mathematics Education Library |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 6.3" W x 9.3" (1.36 lbs) 304 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The quality of primary and secondary school mathematics teaching is generally agreed to depend crucially on the subject-related knowledge of the teacher. However, there is increasing recognition that effective teaching calls for distinctive forms of subject-related knowledge and thinking. Thus, established ways of conceptualizing, developing and assessing mathematical knowledge for teaching may be less than adequate. These are important issues for policy and practice because of longstanding difficulties in recruiting teachers who are confident and conventionally well-qualified in mathematics, and because of rising concern that teaching of the subject has not adapted sufficiently. The issues to be examined in Mathematical Knowledge in Teaching are of considerable significance in addressing global aspirations to raise standards of teaching and learning in mathematics by developing more effective approaches to characterizing, assessing and developing mathematical knowledge for teaching. |