Upper Elementary Math Lessons : Case Studies of Real Teaching
Anna O. Graeber
Bok Engelsk 2011 · Electronic books.
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| Utgitt | Lanham : : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, , 2011.
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (195 p.)
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - Contents; Preface; Alternative Thematic Frameworks; Introduction; Part I. THE TEACHING OF MATHEMATICS: LESSON CASES; Case 1. Promoting One of the Meanings of Multiplication: Requesting Alternate Methods in Order to Foster Understanding: Fifth-Grade Mathematics Lesson; Case 2. Fractions, Decimals, and Percentages: Evoking Student Reasoning: Fifth-Grade Mathematics Lesson; Case 3. Getting a Sense of Grams: Building Conceptual Understanding: Fourth-Grade Mathematics Lesson. - Case 4. Converting among Customary Units of Measure: Attending to Students' Developmental Levels: Fifth-Grade Mathematics LessonCase 5. Converting Units within a System of Measurement: Encouraging Resourcefulness: Fifth-Grade Mathematics Lesson; Case 6. Distinguishing between Area and Perimeter: Using Multiple Representations to Aid Discrimination: Fifth-Grade Mathematics Lesson; Case 7. Exploring the Meanings of "Volume": Recognizing a Word's Everyday Meaning and Its Mathematical Meaning: Fifth-Grade Mathematics Lesson. - Case 8. The Importance of Sample Size: Posing High-Level Questions to Build Understanding: Fifth-Grade MathematicsCase 9. Continuous versus Discrete Data: Using Concept Attainment to Define Mathematical Terms: Fifth-Grade Mathematics Lesson; Part II. PERSPECTIVES ON TEACHING: COMMENTARIES; A Matter of Principle: Evidence of Learner-Centered Psychological Practices among Effective Teachers; Moral Perspectives on Teaching Mathematics; Mathematics Lessons: Perspective from the Special Education Math Literature; A Principal's Perspective; References; Index; About the Contributors. - This book provides descriptive cases, accompanied by analytic commentaries, of nine upper-elementary grade mathematics lessons that represent an array of sound teaching practices. The cases focus on various mathematics topics and were written from authentic lessons taught by regular classroom teachers to diverse groups of students. Each lesson contains elements of sound instructional practice as well as potential dilemmas from which both preservice and in-service teachers can benefit.
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| ISBN | 9781442211964
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