There are many connecting ideas in primary mathematics. The main aim of this book is to identify them in order to help teachers develop children's understanding of mathematics. The book: · Emphasizes the relationship between language, notation and representation · Identifies misconceptions that can develop from false connections · Gives activities for students to clarify their understanding This book can be used by both students training to be teachers and by teachers re-considering their approach to mathematics as part of professional development.
This textbook offers an accessible and highly-effective approach which is characterised by the combination of the textbook with a detailed guide on an accompanying CD. This study guide divides the whole learning task into small units which the student is very likely to master successfully. Thus he or she is asked to read and study a limited section of the textbook and then to return to the study guide. Through interactive learning with the study guide, the results are controlled and deepened by graded questions, exercises, repetitions and finally by problems and applications of the content studied.
'Clear, sensible and stimulating ... a fine memorial to the late Larry Trask. This book deserves to succeed as a splendid introductory text for anyone interested in language change.' Jeremy J. Smith, Department of English Language, University of Glasgow
Nautilus: The Biology and Paleobiology of a Living Fossil, Reprint with additions
This volume is a reprint of a classic book about Nautilus, first published in 1987, with an introductory chapter summarizing all of the work on Nautilus and its habitat since the publication of the first edition more than 20 years ago. The surge in articles in the last two decades indicates an expanded interest in the subject, reflecting a renewed appreciation of the complexity and fragility of the marine habitat and its biota.
Exploring Probability in School provides a new perspective into research on the teaching and learning of probability. It creates this perspective by recognizing and analysing the special challenges faced by teachers and learners in contemporary classrooms where probability has recently become a mainstream part of the curriculum from early childhood through high school. The authors of the book discuss the nature of probability, look at the meaning of probabilistic literacy, and examine student access to powerful ideas in probability during the elementary, middle, and high school years.
