1st Edition
The Psychology of Learning Mathematics Expanded American Edition
By Richard R. Skemp
Copyright 1987
230 Pages
by
Routledge
232 Pages
by
Routledge
232 Pages
by
Routledge
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This classic text presents problems of learning and teaching mathematics from both a psychological and mathematical perspective. The Psychology of Learning Mathematics, already translated into six languages (including Chinese and Japanese), has been revised for this American Edition to include the author's most recent findings on the formation of mathematical concepts, different kinds of... Read more
Contents: Part A:Introduction and Overview.The Formation of Mathematical Concepts. The Idea of a Schema. Intuitive and Reflective Intelligence. Symbols. Different Kinds of Imagery. Interpersonal and Emotional Factors. Part B:A New Model of Intelligence.From Theory into Action: Knowledge, Plans, and Skills. Type 1 Theories and Type 2 Theories: From Behaviorism to Constructivism. Mathematics as an Activity of Our Intelligence. Relational Understanding and Instrumental Understanding. Goals of Learning and Qualities of Understanding. Communicating Mathematics: Symbolic Understanding. Emotions and Survival in the Classroom. The Silent Music of Mathematics.
Biography
Richard R. Skemp
"....Skemp's book is a qualified success. He intermixes interesting examples with rules of thumb....."
—Contemporary Psychology
