Teaching Adult Numeracy:: Principles & Practice - Brossura

Griffiths

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0335246826 ISBN 13: 9780335246823

Casa editrice: Open University Press, 2013

Riassunto

This book offers friendly guidance on how to work with adult learners to develop their numeracy and mathematics skills. It brings together current research and practice on teaching adult numeracy into one handy volume and covers the major issues faced by teachers of adult numeracy such as current policy perspectives and implications for teaching practice. There are reflective tasks throughout, which encourage you to develop and apply your theoretical knowledge to your own experiences.

Key features include:

• Reviews of existing policy and research and implications for practice
• Reflective tasks with commentary, encouraging you to develop and apply your knowledge
• Case studies of real student experiences
• Practical activities and ideas to support the planning, teaching and assessment of adult numeracy

Drawing on the substantial experience of the contributors, who have a wealth of experience as practitioners and researchers in the field, this book is an essential resource for trainee and practising teachers of adult numeracy and mathematics. It is also an ideal textbook to support teacher training courses leading to a subject specific qualification in teaching numeracy to adults.

Contributors: Jackie Ashton, John Barton, Carolyn Brooks, Martyn Edwards, Janette Gibney, David Holloway, David Kaye, Beth Kelly, Barbara Newmarch, Helen Oughton, David Prinn, Diana Spurr, Rebecca Woolley

"This is a quite unique book about teaching adult numeracy, which will be invaluable to the many practitioners in this field. The chapters, contributed by a group of experienced and successful lecturers and practitioners, include all aspects of this field, from methods of teaching specific mathematical topics to more general explorations of dyscalculia and emotional factors in adult learners. Each chapter includes research findings and thoughtful presentation of ideas with practical ideas for teaching, and tasks for the reader. This is a market which has not been served well in the past, so it is good to see the gap filled at last."
Margaret Brown, Emeritus Professor of Mathematics Education, King's College London, UK

"The editors of this book set out to produce a text that would support teacher-education programmes for adult numeracy, and their book does that and more. The content covers different types of learners, different settings, different understandings of what numeracy actually is; and ranges from commentary on research through case studies to "how to" hints and tips for teaching. Chapters 7 (on provoking mathematical thinking) and 8 (attitudes, beliefs and teaching) should be a required read for any adult numeracy teacher. The book would be at home on any numeracy teacher's desk, and would make an excellent set text for numeracy teacher training courses."
Carol Randall, course co-ordinator for numeracy in the department of Lifelong Learning Teacher Education, University of Greenwich, UK

"This book is a welcome addition to the growing literature on adult numeracy. It should be essential reading for trainee and practising adult numeracy educators. It brings together relevant research and professional wisdom on a wide variety of aspects of adult numeracy teaching and learning in an accessible way, with well-focussed tasks for readers to extend their knowledge and understanding. While the book is born out of UK concerns and issues, it is also relevant to international readers. Highly recommended."
Professor Diana Coben PhD, Director, National Centre of Literacy & Numeracy for Adults, University of Waikato, New Zealand, and Hon. Trustee, Adults Learning Mathematics - A Research Forum (ALM -- www.alm-online.net/)

Su questo libro

L'autore

Graham Griffiths is Lecturer in Education at the Institute of Education, University of London, UK and a director of Learning Unlimited Ltd.

Rachel Stone is Lecturer in Education at Sheffield Hallam University, UK and an independent consultant.

Contenuti

Introduction

Section One: Numeracy and society
The social context of numeracy
Why and where adult numeracy teaching and learning takes place
Adult numeracy learners

Section Two: Understanding Numeracy
Mathematics and numeracy
Language and mathematics
Teachers and the process of mathematical thinking
Provoking mathematical thinking: numeracy teachers doing 'realistic' maths
Attitudes, beliefs and teaching

Section Three: Teaching and learning numeracy
Approaches to teaching adult numeracy
Planning for numeracy learning
Assessment
Teaching number, measure and data

Section Four: Contexts for teaching and learning numeracy
Family mathematics
Developing numeracy skills in vocational contexts: learning for and in the workplace

Section Five: Numeracy and inclusive learning
Dyslexia, dyscalculia and numeracy
Mental health and the emotional aspects of learning mathematics

References

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Open University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2013
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0335246826
• ISBN 13: 9780335246823
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 328
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile