Collaborating to Meet Language Challenges in Indigenous Mathematics Classrooms
Meaney, Tamsin; Trinick, Tony; Fairhall, Uenuku
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Description for Collaborating to Meet Language Challenges in Indigenous Mathematics Classrooms
Paperback. Language can be both a support and a hindrance to students' learning of mathematics. This book identifies some of the challenges - political, mathematical, community based, and pedagogical - to the mathematics register, faced by an Indigenous school. Series: Mathematics Education Library. Num Pages: 324 pages, biography. BIC Classification: CJ; JNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 498.
Language can be simultaneously both a support and a hindrance to students’ learning of mathematics. When students have sufficient fluency in the mathematics register so that they can discuss their ideas, they become chiefs who are able to think mathematically. However, learning the mathematics register of an Indigenous language is not a simple exercise and involves many challenges not only for students, but also for their teachers and the wider community. Collaborating to Meet Language Challenges in Indigenous Mathematics Classrooms identifies some of the challenges—political, mathematical, community based, and pedagogical— to the mathematics register, faced by an Indigenous school, in ... Read more
Language can be simultaneously both a support and a hindrance to students’ learning of mathematics. When students have sufficient fluency in the mathematics register so that they can discuss their ideas, they become chiefs who are able to think mathematically. However, learning the mathematics register of an Indigenous language is not a simple exercise and involves many challenges not only for students, but also for their teachers and the wider community. Collaborating to Meet Language Challenges in Indigenous Mathematics Classrooms identifies some of the challenges—political, mathematical, community based, and pedagogical— to the mathematics register, faced by an Indigenous school, in ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
324
Condition
New
Series
Mathematics Education Library
Number of Pages
312
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789400737358
SKU
V9789400737358
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99-15
About Meaney, Tamsin; Trinick, Tony; Fairhall, Uenuku
Tamsin Meaney has worked as a teacher in many situations, which have made her consider the relationship between language and mathematics learning. These include working with ESL students at a Technical and Further Education College in Sydney; Aboriginal students at schools in remote communities in the Northern Territory of Australia; teachers in the Republic of Kiribati while writing junior secondary ... Read more
Reviews for Collaborating to Meet Language Challenges in Indigenous Mathematics Classrooms
From the reviews: “This book is about mathematics in te reo Māori, the Indigenous language of Aetoroa New Zealand … . The theoretical development is worthy of note by all mathematics educators … . It provides a comprehensive coverage of how one large Indigenous language group nationally developed its mathematics register and met the challenges of implementing education in ... Read more