1st Edition
Mathematics Teaching in the Early Years An Investigation of Teachers' Subject Knowledge
By Carol Aubrey
Copyright 1997
224 Pages
by
Routledge
224 Pages
by
Routledge
224 Pages
by
Routledge
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Young children start school already able to do a surprising amount of mathematics. This book examines the nature and origin of subject knowledge and is based on information gathered from observing the interactions between teachers and their first-year pupils. It demonstrates the necessity of the classroom teacher to draw on many kinds of knowledge in order to deal with various issues surrounding... Read more
Teacher's subject knowledge - emerging themes; changing models and methods of investigating teacher's subject knowledge; knowing and understanding mathematics - concerning a theory of instruction; the constrution and early learning of mathematics in school and out; investigating the mathematical knowledge and competences which young children bring into school; reporting on teachers' classroom practice; teacher and pupil interaction in the course of mathematical instruction; teacher and pupil mathematical subject knowledge and the processes of instruction in reception classes; towards a deeper understanding of pedagogical subject knowledge.
Biography
Aubrey, Carol
