Mathematics education for a new era : video games as a medium for learning

Author(s)

• Devlin, Keith J.

Bibliographic Information

Mathematics education for a new era : video games as a medium for learning

Keith Devlin

A K Peters, c2011

Note

Includes bibliographical references

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Stanford mathematician and NPR Math Guy Keith Devlin explains why, fun aside, video games are the ideal medium to teach middle-school math. Aimed primarily at teachers and education researchers, but also of interest to game developers who want to produce videogames for mathematics education, Mathematics Education for a New Era: Video Games as a Medium for Learning describes exactly what is involved in designing and producing successful math educational videogames that foster the innovative mathematical thinking skills necessary for success in a global economy. Read the author's monthly MAA column Devlin's Angle

Table of Contents

Preface. State of Play. Street Smarts. The Perfect Medium. Euclid Would Have Taught Math This Way. What Is "Doing Mathematics" Anyway?. Mathematics Proficiency: A New Focus in Mathematics Education. The Key Features of Gaming. Mathematics Education and Gee's 36 Video Game Learning Principles. Developing Mathematical Proficiency in a Video Game. Building a Successful Math Ed Video Game. Algebra and Beyond. A New Pedagogy. Suggested Further Reading. Bibliography.

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Details

• NCID: BB12443473
• ISBN:
  • 9781568814315
• LCCN: 2010051143
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Natick, Mass.
• Pages/Volumes: xiii, 203 p.
• Size: 23 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : QA135.6
  • DC22 : 372.7
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Mathematics -- Study and teaching (Elementary)
  • LCSH : Mathematical recreations
  • LCSH : Games in mathematics education
  • LCSH : Video games and children