Author(s): Masami Isoda,Shigeo Katagiri
Format: Hardback
No. of Pages: 320
Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd
Language: English
Date Published: 2012-02-01
Dimensions: 154.94 x 228.6 x 22.86mm
Publication City/Country: Singapore, Singapore
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Developing mathematical thinking is one of major aims of mathematics education. In mathematics education research, there are a number of researches which describe what it is and how we can observe in experimental research. However, teachers have difficulties to develope it in the classrooms. This book is the result of lesson studies over the past 50 years. It describes three perspectives of mathematical thinking: Mathematical Attitude (Minds set), Mathematical Methods in General and Mathematical Ideas with Content and explains how to develop them in the classroom with illuminating examples.