Making sense of mathematics : children sharing and comparing solutions to challenging problems
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Making sense of mathematics : children sharing and comparing solutions to challenging problems
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, c2007
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Includes bibliographical references
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Contents of Works
- The school, the classroom, the teacher, the children, the activities
- An overview of the share-and-compare method
- Predicting the weight of wooden unit blocks using a balance and nonstandard units of measurement
- Predicting how many pattern blocks will balance a wooden unit block
- Looking back at the activities
- Using a multi-age classroom to enhance problem solving
- Developmental stages of young problem solvers
- Children who enjoy solving problems
- Isn't that interesting?
- Dispelling some myths about problem solving
- Problem solving plus drill and practice
- Why problem solving is important
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Problem solving is consistently ranked as one of the most difficult skills to teach. Making Sense of Mathematics explores problem solving from both the teacher's and the students' perspectives, studying how children answer challenging questions while helping teachers learn the art of questioning. The book includes a careful study of students' acquisition of problem-solving processes and delineates seven stages of students' development as problem solvers. It gives special attention to non-paper-and-pencil problems, an important area for learning real-world applications of problem solving. Ten chapters explore the benefits of multi-age classrooms, instructional approaches to teaching and practising problem solving and other areas that affect how children become expert problem solvers.
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