Young Mathematicians at Work, 3
Subtitle: Constructing Fractions, Decimals, and Percents
Contributors: Dolk, Maarten
Publisher: Heinemann
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Portsmouth
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 194
ISBN-13: 9780325029887
Description: Young Mathematicians at Work: Constructing Fractions, Decimals, and Percents focuses on children in grades 58 as they construct deep understandings of Fractions, Decimals, and Percents. Catherine Twomey Fosnot and Maarten Dolk focus on the development of big ideas and define mathematics as "mathematizing" structuring, modeling, and interpreting the world mathematically. They show how rich contexts promote inquiry, problem solving, and construction, that let children pursue mathematical ideas.
Notes: Description based on print version record.
Table of contents: title: Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Preface; About This Book; Chapter 1: "Mathematics" or "Mathematizing"?; Chapter 2: The Landscape of Learning; Chapter 3: Equivalence on the Horizon; Chapter 4: Developing Big Ideas and Strategies; Chapter 5: Developing Mathematical Models; Chapter 6: Algorithms Versus Number Sense; Chapter 7: Developing Efficient Computation with Minilessons; Chapter 8: Assessment; Chapter 9: Teachers as Mathematicians; References; Index.