Overview
- Introduces new approaches to teaching mathematics, stressing common sense and applications
- Furthers conceptual and procedural knowledge of middle school mathematics
- Proposes intuition and insight as the major means of conceptual development
- Introduces posing and answering questions as a trigger for creativity in the classroom
Part of the book series: Springer Texts in Education (SPTE)
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Table of contents (12 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
Keywords
- Standards for teaching middle school mathematics worldwide
- Teaching modelling mathematics with fractions
- Conceptual approach to the ideas of middle school algebra
- Teaching mathematical patterns and functions;
- Teaching probability and statistics
- Teaching mathematical reasoning and proof
- Teaching geometric thinking and measurement
- Teaching ratio and proportion
- Teaching decimal and percent
- Teaching mathematical modelling
- learning and instruction
About this book
In addition, the textbook stresses the importance of being able to use technology as an exploratory tool, and being familiar with its strengths and weaknesses. In keeping with this emphasis on the use of technology, both physical (manipulatives) and digital (commonly available educational software), it also explores e.g. the use of computer graphing software for digital fabrication. In closing, the textbook addresses the issue of creativity as a crucial aspect of education in the digital age in general, and in mathematics education in particular.
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Authors and Affiliations
About the authors
Sergei Abramovich, Ph.D. is Professor at the State University of New York School of Education and Professional Studies. He is author/co-author/editor of nine books and 220 articles on mathematics education, differential equations, and control theory. His service to educational community includes two founding editor-in-chief appointments (Open Mathematical Education Notes, Advances in Educational Research and Evaluation) and membership on editorial boards of another six professional journals.
Michael L. Connell, Ph.D., is Professor of Mathematics Education at University of Houston-Downtown. Dr. Connell has over 35 years of mathematics education experience at both graduate and undergraduate levels working with students in field based teacher certification programs. His research interests lie at the intersection between educational technology, learning theory, and mathematics education. He has written, presented and published extensively in these areas.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Developing Deep Knowledge in Middle School Mathematics
Book Subtitle: A Textbook for Teaching in the Age of Technology
Authors: Sergei Abramovich, Michael L. Connell
Series Title: Springer Texts in Education
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-68564-5
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Education, Education (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-68563-8Published: 11 May 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-68564-5Published: 10 May 2021
Series ISSN: 2366-7672
Series E-ISSN: 2366-7680
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXI, 433
Number of Illustrations: 179 b/w illustrations, 129 illustrations in colour
Topics: Mathematics Education, Teaching and Teacher Education, Learning & Instruction