1st Edition

Writing Mathematically The Discourse of 'Investigation'

By Candia Morgan Copyright 1998
242 Pages
by Routledge

244 Pages
by Routledge

288 Pages
by Routledge

School mathematics curricula internationally tend to emphasise problem-solving and have led to the development of opportunities for children to do maths in a more open, creative way. This has led to increased interest in 'performance-based' assessment, which involves children in substantial production of written language to serve as 'evidence' of their mathematical activity and achievement.... Read more
1 Introduction 2 ‘The Language of Mathematics’ —Characteristics of Written Mathematical Texts 3 Writing in the Mathematics Classroom 4 Learning to Write Mathematically 5 The Public Discourse of ‘Investigation’ 6 A Critical Linguistic Approach to Mathematical Text 7 Reading Investigative Mathematical Texts 8 The Assessment of Investigations and Teacher Assessment 9 Investigating Teachers Reading Coursework 10 Teachers’ Responses to Student Writing 11 Assessing Difference: ‘Creativity’ and Error 12 Towards a Critically Aware Mathematical Writing Curriculum

Biography

Candia Morgan