Teaching and Learning Mathematics: Pre-Kindergarten through Middle School - Softcover

Sheffield, Linda Jensen; Cruikshank, Douglas E.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0471151602 ISBN 13: 9780471151609

Publisher: Wiley, 2004

Synopsis

Designed to support teachers as they build mathematical understanding, strengthen students’ abilities to think, help students make sense of mathematics, and assist students in attaining computational fluency. Emphasizes problem posing and problem solving, and encourages teachers to invite children to use their own higher-level thinking processes, including mental calculation and estimation.

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:

Help students make sense of mathematics

Rather than merely discussing how to improve students’ ability to do mathematics, Sheffield and Cruikshank’s Fifth Edition of Teaching and Learning Elementary and Middle School Mathematics focuses on helping them make sense of mathematics. Based on research on the functioning of the mind as it engages in learning, the text supports teachers as they promote mathematical understanding, strengthen students’ abilities to think, and help students to attain computational fluency.

Features

• A rich collection of ready-to-use learning activities. Activities are based on current research into student learning, mathematics instruction, and developmental practices.
• Fully integrated language and intent of Principles and Standards for School Mathematics (PSSM).
• A greater emphasis on problem solving and higher-level thinking using rich learning tasks that encourage in-depth reasoning and utilize a wide variety of physical models to exemplify mathematical concepts.
• A greater focus on teaching mathematics to diverse learners.
• Weblinks to the latest research and activities.
• Numerous opportunities for discussion and reflection on the ideas that emerge from the chapter material.
• Descriptions of a variety of promising and effective mathematics programs for the K – 8 levels.

About this edition

• Publisher: Wiley
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0471151602
• ISBN 13: 9780471151609
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 5
• Number of pages: 527