Mathematics Teaching 172 - September 2000
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"I like school, but there's no time to do anything" - Helen WilliamsBuy MT1720406 for £3
Last week, I felt inspired. I spent a day in Exeter and viewing the exhibition of children's work from preschools in Italy and today in Penzance listening to two Phrygia immediate educators talk about their work in philosophy. I came out with my heart soaring from both experiences. But this week I feel rather depressed and am asking myself why
Serious learning, funny mathematics and mathematical fun - Mike Ollerton
An important aim in teaching mathematics is to make it accessible. Access is achieved in different ways were different people; challenge and pleasure. This article explores ways of helping to make the learning of mathematics accessible.
A first lesson with a Year 7 class, mixed ability - Alf Coles, Jan Winter and Laurinda BrownBuy MT1721012 for £3
Laurinda Brown interviewed Alf Coles shortly after his first Y7 lesson in September 1999, and transcribed the tape. What do you do in your first lessons of the year? What is this the same, and what's different? We'd like to know.
Sea changes in mathematics education - Ruth Merttens and Darrell WoodBuy MT1721317 for £3
It is our contention that the NNS embodies quite significant, and far-reaching, changes, but only to pedagogy, but also to our beliefs and assumptions about how children learn maths.
Developing student teachers' understanding of algebra and proof - Maria Goulding, Jennifer Suggate and Olwyn CrannBuy MT1721820 for £3
It became clear to us that a large number of students were expressing concern about the topics of algebra and proof. Feelings sometimes ran high in these sessions, and we suspected that the emotional response to both these areas was a significant factor in the expressions of difficulty.
Opening talk at ATM Easter Conference - Jan WinterBuy MT1722127 for £3
When thinking about how to interpret the theme of this year's conference, I was finding it difficult until I thought that perhaps I could think about my dreams about what mathematics education could and should be about. Mechanistic demands is one side of the story, the other is that the personal and moral issues and those of citizenship in particular.
Closing talk at ATM Easter Conference - John HibbsBuy MT1722831 for £3
mathematical education' is dreams, visions, myths, legends and folklore - and a few heroes for good measure.
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The numeracy hour: a method of coping from a position of failing in mathematics - Kim Baker and David EldridgeBuy MT1723435 for £3
As headteacher of a medium-sized rural primary school, I knew we had a problem in the delivery about attics. The children were not obtaining, and I felt maths lessons were boring. I wanted to look at how we cope with externally imposed change and used the [daily maths lesson] as my medium.
Times-table practice - Kimie MarkarianBuy MT1723637 for £3
in Japan Times table has traditionally been practised parrot fashion, by reciting the tables over and over. It has always been my belief that Times tables should be practised regularly until the responses are automatic.
Twenty-five years ago
Issues involved in teaching and learning mathematics - Kate RavensdaleBuy MT1723839 for £3
I became aware of the issue of collecting a variety of the answers that a class has worked out to a given question. The situation of one child explaining to another and children correcting each other's mistakes are incredible learning tools. The child who understands the basic concept is able to gain greater insight to having to verbalise her ideas.
Not for the Classroom - Jonathan MacKernan
There are many meanings behind the words 'use data'. why should this be so? After all, the data can be obtained by anyone who looks great, and, critically it is true and it is important in human terms.
A snappy start to a mathematics lesson - Sue Cramp and Elena NardiBuy MT1724651 for £3
This article is about the impact of Snappies on pupils' performance and their perceptions of mathematics.
Continuity, coherence and curricular entitlement - Paul Andrews and Anne SinkinsonBuy MT1725255 for £3
If we believe what we are told, teachers in some countries make a better job of teaching maths than those in Britain and America. Studies have been fascinating in their highlighting of common practices in those countries were teaching of mathematics is thought to be successful.
That's a very good question! - Jan Einar NordgreenBuy MT1725658 for £3
A transcription of the interaction between pupils and a teacher working towards a geometric solution.
Student-generated examples - Anne Watson and John MasonBuy MT1725962 for £3
Y10 students were asked to create their own examples of linear equations with the unknown on each side. They were asked to start with a statement of the value of ex-and, using the rule 'do the same to both sides' build up an equation at the desired kind.
Metaphor, metonymy and mathematical understanding - Richard BarwellBuy MT1726365 for £3
Had began at a prestigious. But the final year, I felt completely lost. The first time in my life I could not do mathematics A natural mathematician this is quite a strange experience. To many people it is depressingly familiar.
The campaign for beautiful solutions - Jim MilnerBuy MT1726669 for £3
I argue for a radical change to our school maths curriculum. Maths seems to have lost some of its elegance and beauty. There is an alternative to our present teaching methods. There is geometry and algebra. We could return to our roots, but the homely symbolic geometry of Pythagoras and Li Hui which provides a natural steppingstone to algebra.
Area and shape in Year 5 - John GardinerBuy MT1727072 for £3
A description of a lesson and some discussion of background reading for an introductory look at area. I tried to promote an atmosphere of helping each other and I was not surprised at all the groups worked well together taking turns to record and hold up the boards.
Avon local branch news - Richard Barwell, Howard Millbank and Alf Coles
Reviews
Issues in teaching numeracy in primary schools - Ian Thompson (Editor)
'...No royal road to geometry' - Pennington, Eileen and Faux , Geoff
Personal View - David Eldridge
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