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Primary Mathematics and the Developing Professional
. Ed(S): Millett, Alison; Brown, Margaret; Askew, Mike
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Description for Primary Mathematics and the Developing Professional
Paperback. For many primary school teachers, mathematics is a subject that causes concern; its place within their personal biographies may be uncomfortable and replete with memories of confusion, pain and limited success. This book develops a framework for discussing primary school teachers making changes to their understandings and practices. Editor(s): Millett, Alison; Brown, Margaret; Askew, Mike. Num Pages: 289 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JNLB; JNU; YQM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 456.
Abstract. This introduction sets the scene for the remainder of the book by considering first the international context of widespread concern about the improvement of numeracy skills. This is related to reform movements in the United Kingdom, the United States and other countries aimed at modernising primary (elementary) school mathematics curricula. A detailed account is given of the National Numeracy Strategy in England, a systemic government-imposed response to concern about standards implemented in 1999/2000. This includes a discussion of the alternative meanings of numeracy. An earlier initiative sponsored by a United Kingdom charitable trust reacting to concern about primary numeracy ... Read more
Abstract. This introduction sets the scene for the remainder of the book by considering first the international context of widespread concern about the improvement of numeracy skills. This is related to reform movements in the United Kingdom, the United States and other countries aimed at modernising primary (elementary) school mathematics curricula. A detailed account is given of the National Numeracy Strategy in England, a systemic government-imposed response to concern about standards implemented in 1999/2000. This includes a discussion of the alternative meanings of numeracy. An earlier initiative sponsored by a United Kingdom charitable trust reacting to concern about primary numeracy ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
289
Condition
New
Number of Pages
289
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781402057052
SKU
V9781402057052
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99-15
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