Developed for pre-service primary teachers and practicing teachers, this book is also a valuable reference for early childhood educators, researchers, numeracy consultants & learning support staff.
As in previous editions of Mathematics for Children, this edition aims to support teachers at all levels of mathematics education—from early childhood to tertiary education—to develop their knowledge and understanding of mathematics by encouraging them to reflect on children’s learning and their own teaching of mathematics.
Mathematics for Children 4e continues the successful constructivist approach to learning of previous editions. It focuses on children developing their own mathematical ideas through growth and understanding of mathematical concepts, while challenging children to think mathematically.
Each chapter has been updated to incorporate the most recent significant research, changes to curricula and to teaching practices—in this sense, Mathematics for Children is a valuable and rich source of information for both practitioners and researchers.
Associate Professor Janette Bobis teaches mathematics education and curriculum studies in the Faculty of Education and Social work at the University of Sydney. She is Associate Dean for Research in the Faculty of Education and Social Work. Her research focuses on the professional development of primary school teachers of mathematics and the motivation and engagement of primary and middle years students in mathematics.
Associate Professor Joanne Mulligan teaches mathematics education in the Department of Education, Faculty of Human Sciences at Macquarie University, Sydney. She supervises post graduate research and manages a range of research projects specialising in early mathematics and teacher professional learning, including Australian Research Council funded studies on the development of mathematical pattern and structure.
Professor Tom Lowrie is the Director of the Research Institute for Professional Practice, Learning and Education [RIPPLE] at Charles Sturt University. Tom has taught in a number of primary school and university settings (including Canada and the United States) over the past twenty years. A large body of his research has investigated the extent to which young children use spatial reasoning and visual imagery to solve mathematics problems.
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