Approaches to learning mathematics
Approaches to learning mathematics
The way teachers teach mathematics depends strongly on their own personal view of what mathematics is and how it is learnt. Exploring different views of the nature of mathematics, what mathematics is, and what it means to learn and teach mathematics is very important for pre-service teachers. We discuss the importance of understanding the ‘big picture’ and ‘big ideas’ in mathematics before taking the viewpoint of mathematics as the ‘science of patterns’. We also show that Wittmann’s (2006) idea of a Substantial Learning Environment is useful for developing rich tasks for learners of mathematics.
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Fujita, Taro
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Hyde, Rosalyn
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September 2013
Fujita, Taro
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Hyde, Rosalyn
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Fujita, Taro and Hyde, Rosalyn
(2013)
Approaches to learning mathematics.
In,
Hyde, Rosalyn and Edwards, Julie-Ann
(eds.)
Mentoring Mathematics Teachers: Supporting and Inspiring Pre-service and Newly Qualified Teachers.
Abingdon, GB.
Routledge, .
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The way teachers teach mathematics depends strongly on their own personal view of what mathematics is and how it is learnt. Exploring different views of the nature of mathematics, what mathematics is, and what it means to learn and teach mathematics is very important for pre-service teachers. We discuss the importance of understanding the ‘big picture’ and ‘big ideas’ in mathematics before taking the viewpoint of mathematics as the ‘science of patterns’. We also show that Wittmann’s (2006) idea of a Substantial Learning Environment is useful for developing rich tasks for learners of mathematics.
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Published date: September 2013
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Mathematics, Science & Health Education
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Local EPrints ID: 358888
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/358888
ISBN: 978-0-415-81989-3
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Last modified: 09 Jan 2022 03:08
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Author:
Taro Fujita
Editor:
Rosalyn Hyde
Editor:
Julie-Ann Edwards
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