The learning of mathematics
By: W. Gary Martin, Marilyn E. Strutchens, Portia C. Elliott, editors.
Contributors: Martin, W. Gary; Strutchens, Marilyn E., 1962-; Elliott, Portia C.
Series: Yearbook -- 69th; Yearbook (National Council of Teachers of Mathematics) -- 2007.
Publisher: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Reston, VA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 367
ISBN-13: 9780873535960
Subjects: Mathematics -- Study and teaching; Learning
Description: Learning mathematics is the central goal of mathematics education, yet it is the least frequently addressed of NCTM's Principles and Standards. With an increasing population of English language learners and the inclusion of students with learning disabilities into the regular mathematics classroom, how can all the differentiated needs be met in one classroom? What is the balance between focusing on developing concepts and memorization of certain facts and rules? The Learning of Mathematics, NCTM's sixty-ninth yearbook, furthers the discourse on learning with five main areas: how students learn, students' learning in school contexts, measuring and interpreting students' learning, teachers' learning of mathematics, and reflections on mathematics teaching and learning. - Publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: 1.; title: Perspectives on how students learn -- W. Gary Martin -- 2.; title: Issues related to students' learning in school contexts -- W. Gary Martin -- 3.; title: Measuring and interpreting students' learning -- Marilyn E. Strutchens -- 4. Teachers' learning of mthematics / -- Marilyn E. Strutchens -- 5.; title: Reflections on mathematics teaching and learning -- Marilyn E. Strutchens.