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Mathematics as a Constructive Activity: Learners Generating Examples
Anne Watson
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Description for Mathematics as a Constructive Activity: Learners Generating Examples
Paperback. Num Pages: 244 pages. BIC Classification: PB. Dimension: 223 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 342.
This book explains and demonstrates the teaching strategy of asking learners to construct their own examples of mathematical objects. The authors show that the creation of examples can involve transforming and reorganizing knowledge and that, although this is usually done by authors and teachers, if the responsibility for making examples is transferred to learners, their knowledge structures can be developed and extended. A multitude of examples to illustrate this is provided, spanning primary, secondary, and college levels. Readers are invited to learn from their own past experience augmented by tasks provided in the book, and are given direct experience of ... Read more
This book explains and demonstrates the teaching strategy of asking learners to construct their own examples of mathematical objects. The authors show that the creation of examples can involve transforming and reorganizing knowledge and that, although this is usually done by authors and teachers, if the responsibility for making examples is transferred to learners, their knowledge structures can be developed and extended. A multitude of examples to illustrate this is provided, spanning primary, secondary, and college levels. Readers are invited to learn from their own past experience augmented by tasks provided in the book, and are given direct experience of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
Weight
341g
Number of Pages
244
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780805843446
SKU
V9780805843446
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Ref
99-1
Reviews for Mathematics as a Constructive Activity: Learners Generating Examples
....I found this book enlightening and delightful, useful for the teacher and thought-provoking for the researcher.
Michael N. Fried, ZDM 2006 Vol. 38 The book is a worthy addition to any library. It will appeal to a diverse audience: Anyone who enjoys the thrill of communicating and sharing the satisfaction of unanticipalted discoveries ... Read more
Michael N. Fried, ZDM 2006 Vol. 38 The book is a worthy addition to any library. It will appeal to a diverse audience: Anyone who enjoys the thrill of communicating and sharing the satisfaction of unanticipalted discoveries ... Read more