Proving in the Elementary Mathematics Classroom
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Oxford University Press
Published:21st Jul '16
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Although proving is core to mathematics as a sense-making activity, it currently has a marginal place in elementary classrooms internationally. Blending research with practical perspectives, this book addresses what it would take to elevate the place of proving at elementary school. The book uses classroom episodes from two countries to examine different kinds of proving tasks and the proving activity they can generate in the elementary classroom. It examines further the role of teachers in mediating the relationship between proving tasks and proving activity, including major mathematical and pedagogical issues that arise for teachers as they implement each kind of proving task. In addition to its contribution to research knowledge, the book has important implications for teaching, curricular resources, and teacher education.
... a coherent approach to proof and proving in the elementary mathematics classroom, including a framework for conceptualising mathematical proof and proving activities, a categorisation of tasks that may be linked with qualitative different opportunities for the students to be engaged in proof and proving, and a discussion about the role of the teacher. Importantly, [the author] orchestrates the theoretical discussion of these topics with a well-structured analysis of illustrative examples... "Proving in the Elementary Mathematics Classroom", at the very least, opens a fascinating discussion about explicitly communicating and practising that proof is taught and learned within the elementary mathematics classroom. * Andreas Moutsios-Rentzos, Educational Studies in Mathematics *
[F]or many dedicated primary teachers who want to understand and want their pupils to understand, [the book] is a great start to the concept of proof. * N. G. Macleod, Mathematics in School *
Anyone teaching a methods course for preservice elementary teachers would find this book a good source of proving tasks/activities, together with actual children's words and work * Annie Selden, MAA Reviews *
ISBN: 9780198723066
Dimensions: 240mm x 160mm x 15mm
Weight: 484g
208 pages