Investigating Real Data in the Classroom
Subtitle: Expanding Children's Understanding of Math and Science (Ways of Knowing in Science and Mathematics Series)
Contributors: Richard Lehrer (Editor); Leona Schauble (Editor)
Publisher: Teachers College Press
Published: January 2002
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 126
ISBN-13: 9780807741412
Subjects: Primary / junior schools; Study & learning skills; Teaching skills & techniques; Education; Education / Teaching; Teaching Methods & Materials - Classroom Planning; Teaching Methods & Materials - Mathematics; Teaching Methods & Materials - Science & Technology; History; Graphic methods; Mathematical statistics; Study and teaching (Elementary; Study and teaching (Elementary)
Description: This book looks at how teachers implement national math and science standards in their classrooms. A collaboration between Richard Lehrer and Leona Schauble (education researchers) and elementary school teachers, these teacher-authored chapters provide important insights about how children think and reason as they pose questions, collect data, and build data models to answer their questions. While the spotlight is primarily on student understanding and its development over time, the text also highlights teachers' professional development of a specific form of knowledge. Becoming a virtual "observer" as teachers orchestrate data modeling activities in their classrooms, you'll see not just what was taught, but how it was taught.