Relearning mathematics : a challenge for prospective elementary school teachers

This book is grounded in the author's experiences of teaching mathematics for prospective elementary school teachers and conducting research on their understanding of mathematical concepts. It is a reflection on practice and an attempt to cope with a double challenge: that of a teacher, in help...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author Zazkis, Rina (Author)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Bingley, U.K : Emerald Publishing Limited : Information Age Publishing, [2011]
Subjects
Mathematics teachers > Training of.
Elementary school teachers > Training of.
Mathematics > Study and teaching (Elementary)
Education > Teaching > Subjects > Mathematics.
Teaching of a specific subject.
Teaching of reading, writing and numeracy.
Educational: Mathematics and numeracy.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781806616183
DOI10.1108/978-1-61735-489-2
Physical Description1 online resource (ix, 128 pages) : illustraions

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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1. Motivation and research setting
  • Chapter 2. On learning and relearning
  • Chapter 3. A case for number theory in mathematics education
  • Chapter 4. From parity to divisibility: Reconsidering definitions
  • Chapter 5. Prime numbers: Reconstructing concept image
  • Chapter 6. Divisibility: From action to object
  • Chapter 7. Pedagogy of relearning
  • Chapter 8. On student difficulties
  • References.

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