Title:
Teaching mathematics through problem-solving in K-12 classrooms / Matthew Oldridge.
Author:
Oldridge, Matthew, 1976- author.
Publication Information:
Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2018]
Call Number:
QA63 .O43 2018
Abstract:
"This book shows how problems can be the vehicle for learning mathematics itself, and presents a comprehensive pedagogy based on classroom discourse, assessment, critical and creative thinking"-- Provided by publisher.
ISBN:
9781475843323
9781475843330
Physical Description:
xv, 117 pages ; 24 cm
Contents:
Towards a definition of teaching through problem-solving -- What do we think about, when we think about mathematics? -- Ways of thinking about and representing problems -- The mutually complementary nature of procedural and conceptual -- Full instructional guidance and deliberate practice -- Mathematics classrooms are spaces for talking, reasoning, thinking, and wondering -- Mathematics can be playful -- Coda: QED?.
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