عنوان

Experiencing school mathematics :

(Number (ISBN

0335199623

(Number (ISBN

0335199631

(Number (ISBN

9780335199624

(Number (ISBN

9780335199631

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b785001

Title Proper

Experiencing school mathematics :

General Material Designation

[Book]

Other Title Information

teaching styles, sex, and setting /

First Statement of Responsibility

Jo Boaler.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Philadelphia :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Open University Press,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

1997.

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

163 pages :

Other Physical Details

illustrations ;

Dimensions

24 cm

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 153-158) and index.

Text of Note

1. Mathematics in and out of school -- 2. The schools, students and research methods -- 3. An introduction to Amber Hill and Phoenix Park schools -- 4. Amber Hill mathematics: experiences and reflections -- 5. Phoenix Park mathematics: experiences and reflections -- 6. Mathematical assessments -- 7. Analysing the differences -- 8. Different forms of knowledge -- 9. Girls, boys and learning styles -- 10. Setting, social class and survival of the quickest -- 11. Reflections and conclusions.

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Text of Note

Experiencing School Mathematics is the first book of its kind to provide direct evidence for the effectiveness of 'traditional' and 'progressive' teaching methods. It reports upon careful and extensive case studies of two schools which taught mathematics in totally different ways. Three hundred students were followed over three years and the interviews that are reproduced in the book give compelling insights into what it meant to be a student in the classrooms of the two schools. The different school approaches are compared and analysed using student interviews, lesson observations, questionnaires given to students and staff and a range of different assessments, including GCSE examinations. Questions are raised about: the effectiveness of different teaching methods in preparing students for the demands of the 'real world' and the twenty-first century; the impact of setted and mixed ability teaching upon student attitude and achievement; gender and teaching styles; and new evidence is provided for each. The book draws some radical new conclusions about the ways that traditional teaching methods lead to limited forms of knowledge that are ineffective in non-school settings. The book will be essential reading for maths teachers, parents and policy makers in education.

Mathematics-- Study and teaching (Secondary), Case studies.

Mathématiques-- Étude et enseignement (Secondaire)-- Cas, Études de.

Mathematics-- Study and teaching (Secondary)

Mathématiques-- Étude et enseignement (secondaire)-- Cas, Études de.

Onderwijsmethoden.

Wiskunde.

Number

371.3:510

Number

510:371.3

Number

Edition

Class number

Book number

Class number

System Code

Boaler, Jo,1964-

Date of Transaction

20201206230123.0

Electronic name

[Book]

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