Experiencing School Mathematics - Brossura

Boaler, .

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0335199623 ISBN 13: 9780335199624

Casa editrice: Open University Press, 1997

Riassunto

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.

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L'autore

Jo Boaler has been a mathematics teacher in inner London comprehensive schools and a full-time officer for the National Union of Teachers. She was the deputy-director of the mathematics team writing the first national curriculum tests for Key Stage 3 at King's College. Jo has a PhD in mathematics education and now works as a lecturer and researcher in mathematics education at King's College, London.

Contenuti

Mathematics in and out of school
The schools, students and research methods
An introduction to Amber Hill and Phoenix Park schools
Amber Hill mathematics
experiences and reflections
Phoenix Park mathematics
experiences and reflections
Mathematical assessments
Analysing the differences
Different forms of knowledge
Girls, Boys and learning styles
Setting, social class and survival of the quickest
Reflections and conclusions
Appendix
References
Index.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Open University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 1997
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0335199623
• ISBN 13: 9780335199624
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 180
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile