Teaching and Learning Mathematics Together: Bringing Collaboration to the Centre of the Mathematics Classroom - Hardcover

James Pietsch

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1443813540 ISBN 13: 9781443813549

Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2009

Synopsis

Teachers of secondary mathematics are constantly being presented with new ideas about the teaching of mathematics in schools, ideas which often seem a long way from the reality of most mathematics classrooms. How can teachers bring these ideas into traditional classrooms where students are not necessarily that interested in mathematics - where students (and perhaps also teachers) are focused primarily on preparing for future assessment tasks? 'Teaching and Learning Mathematics' together provides classroom teachers and trainee teachers with an introduction to the thinking behind some of these ideas. Drawing on the latest research in mathematics education and theories of learning and the experiences of teachers working in schools, James Pietsch puts forward a model for classroom activity based on collaboration rather than demonstration and practice. The model is put into practice and assessed drawing on the perspectives of teachers and students and comparisons between the collaborative classrooms and traditional classrooms. 'Teaching and Learning Mathematics' together offers teachers an example of what reform principles might look like in practice - and what the benefits of such approaches might be for students and teachers alike.

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About the Author

James Pietsch has a background in psychology, mathematics and education having taught in secondary schools for six years as well as experience teaching tertiary courses on theories of learning, development and educational psychology. He received his doctorate at the University of Sydney and currently holds the position of Dean of Residents at New College, UNSW. He has lived at New College with his family for the past seven years.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1443813540
• ISBN 13: 9781443813549
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 185