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Tasks in Primary Mathematics Teacher Education

Purpose, Use and Exemplars

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Editors:
  1. Barbara Clarke

    1. Monash University, Clayton, Australia

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  2. Barbro Grevholm

    1. Department of Mathematical Sciences, University of Agder, Kristiansand, Norway

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  3. Richard Millman

    1. Georgia Institute of Technology Center for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics & Computing (CEISMC), Atlanta, USA

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  • International contributors from varied backgrounds
  • Addresses issues important to both preservice and in-service teachers in primary mathematics
  • Synthesizes the nature, role, and features of tasks in primary mathematics teacher education
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Mathematics Teacher Education (MTEN, volume 4)

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Table of contents (19 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. Tasks as a Tool for Exploring the Cyclical Nature of Learning and Developing Reflection in the Teaching of Mathematics

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 7-9
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    2. Function, Form and Focus: The Role of Tasks in Elementary Mathematics Teacher Education

      • Barbro Grevholm, Richard Millman, Barbara Clarke
      Pages 1-5

    3. Using Lesson Study to Develop an Appreciation of and Competence in Task Design

      • Joanne Lieberman
      Pages 11-24

    4. Reflecting on the Process of Task Adaptation and Extension: The Case of Computational Starters

      • Theresa J. Grant, Jane-Jane Lo
      Pages 25-36

    5. Tasks for Primary Student Teachers: A Task of Mathematics Teacher Educators

      • Victoria Sánchez, Mercedes García
      Pages 37-49

    6. The Mathematics Teaching Portfolio: A Reflective Tool for Developing Professional Growth and Improving Classroom Practices

      • Rose Spanneberg
      Pages 51-65

  3. Tasks as a Tool for Developing Mathematical Knowledge for Teaching

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 67-69
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    2. Pushing Probability and Statistics Tasks in a New Direction

      • Dan Canada
      Pages 71-84

    3. Logic in Wonderland: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland as the Context of a Course in Logic for Future Elementary Teachers

      • Nitsa Movshovitz-Hadar, Atara Shriki
      Pages 85-103

    4. Tasks using Video Clips of Children in a Content Mathematics Course for Future Elementary School Teachers

      • Richard Millman, Kelly Svec, Dana Williams
      Pages 105-112

    5. Teacher Tasks for Mathematical Insight and Reorganization of What it Means to Learn Mathematics

      • George Gadanidis, Immaculate Namukasa
      Pages 113-130

    6. Teaching and Understanding Mathematical Modelling through Fermi-Problems

      • Andrea Peter-Koop
      Pages 131-146

    7. A Research-Based Workshop Design for Volume Tasks

      • Mariana Sáiz, Olimpia Figueras
      Pages 147-160

    8. Task-Based Lessons: The Central Focus of a Mathematics Content Course for Future Elementary Teachers

      • Anne R. Teppo
      Pages 161-172
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About this book

Tasks in Primary Mathematics Teacher Education is intended to advance relevant research and innovative international practices in the preparation and professional development of mathematics teachers. Emerging from discussion at the ICMI study on teacher professional development, this volume, focused on primary and elementary teachers, culls a richness that can only be found by gathering wisdom from varied experiences around the world.

The choice of tasks, and the associated pedagogies, is a key aspect of teaching and learning mathematics. Arguing that what students learn is largely defined by the tasks they are given, several major themes are presented. One such major strand, the form, function and focus of tasks, is discussed throughout several chapters, offering analysis, discussion of implementation, and exemplars of a broader category of illustrative techniques for developing critical understanding.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Monash University, Clayton, Australia

    Barbara Clarke

  • Department of Mathematical Sciences, University of Agder, Kristiansand, Norway

    Barbro Grevholm

  • Georgia Institute of Technology Center for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics & Computing (CEISMC), Atlanta, USA

    Richard Millman

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Tasks in Primary Mathematics Teacher Education

  • Book Subtitle: Purpose, Use and Exemplars

  • Editors: Barbara Clarke, Barbro Grevholm, Richard Millman

  • Series Title: Mathematics Teacher Education

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-09669-8

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Humanities, Social Sciences and Law, Education (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag US 2009

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-387-09668-1Published: 17 November 2008

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4419-3509-0Published: 19 November 2010

  • eBook ISBN: 978-0-387-09669-8Published: 25 October 2008

  • Series ISSN: 1573-5990

  • Series E-ISSN: 2543-0017

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XII, 310

  • Topics: Learning & Instruction, Mathematics Education, Teaching and Teacher Education

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