Teaching and Learning Elementary and Middle School Mathematics - Softcover

Sheffield, Linda Jensen; Cruikshank, Douglas E.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0471365467 ISBN 13: 9780471365464

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 1999

Synopsis

This state–of–the–art book designed to prepare teachers of mathematics in elementary and middle schools (grades kindergarten to eight) to help children learn the concepts and develop the skills they will need as they face the 21st century––e.g., the ability to think mathematically, logically, visually, and creatively, and to use calculators and computers knowledgeably and efficiently.

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From the Back Cover

Explore mathematical topics and issues with journal exercises! At the beginning of each chapter in the Fourth Edition Update, you ll find a unique new feature My Math Journal. These journal exercises give you the opportunity to think deeply about specific mathematical topics, sharpen your mathematical reasoning skills, and explore current issues and controversies in the teaching of mathematics. Updated with the NCTM Principles and Standards 2000 Based on the NCTM Principles and Standards 2000, Sheffield and Cruikshank s Fourth Edition Update will help you teach elementary and middle school students to think mathematically, logically, visually, and creatively. Also available from Jossey Bass A Wiley Company www.josseybass.com Mathematics Assessment: What Works in the Classroom Gerald Kulm ISBN: 0–7879–0040–0 Comprehensive and filled with practical wisdom, this guide shows how to plan and implement alternative math assessment in the classroom. Teachers from any grade level or setting will find strategies for assessing students grasp of procedures, concepts, and problem–solving.

Synopsis

This text is designed to prepare teachers of mathematics in elementary and middle schools to help children learn the concepts and develop the skills they need as they face the 21st century, such as the ability to think mathematically, logically, visually, and creatively, and to use calculators and computers knowledgeably and efficiently. The book offers many references to technology in mathematics - internet, software, garphing calculators, updated research from the TIMSS and NAEP studies, as well as NCTM Principles and Standards, and more middle school activities have been added to provide challenge for higher level students.

Edition details

• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0471365467
• ISBN 13: 9780471365464
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 528