Teaching and Learning Elementary and Middle School Mathematics, 4th Edition - Softcover

Sheffield, Linda Jensen; Cruikshank, Douglas E.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0471365467 ISBN 13: 9780471365464

Publisher: Wiley, 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.

About this title

From the Publisher

State-of-the-art and forward-thinking in perspective, this text is 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'll 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.

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 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.

Edition details

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