On the Shoulders of Giants: New Approaches to Numeracy.

Sonst. Personen	Steen, Lynn Arthur (Hrsg.)
Institution	National Academy of Sciences - National Research Council, Washington, DC. Mathematical Sciences Education Board.
Titel	On the Shoulders of Giants: New Approaches to Numeracy.
Quelle	(1990), (239 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
ISBN	0-309-04234-8
Schlagwörter	Leitfaden; Unterricht; Lehrer; Calculators; Computer Assisted Instruction; Curriculum Development; Curriculum Enrichment; Educational Change; Educational Improvement; Educational Innovation; Elementary School Mathematics; Elementary Secondary Education; Geometric Concepts; Mathematical Concepts; Mathematical Enrichment; Mathematics Curriculum; Mathematics Education; Mathematics Instruction; Patterns in Mathematics; Secondary School Mathematics + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Lesson concept; Instruction; Unterrichtsentwurf; Unterrichtsprozess; Teacher; Teachers; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Calculator; Rechner; Rechenmaschine; Computer based training; Computerunterstützter Unterricht; Curriculum; Development; Curriculumentwicklung; Lehrplan; Entwicklung; Curriculum revision; Curriculumreform; Reform; Bildungsreform; Teaching improvement; Unterrichtsentwicklung; Instructional innovation; Bildungsinnovation; Elementare Mathematik; Schulmathematik; Elementare Geometrie; Mathematische Bildung; Mathematics lessons; Mathematikunterricht; Mathematische Struktur
Abstract	Forces created by the proliferation of computer hardware and software, by innovative methods of mathematical modelling and applications, by broader demographic considerations, and by schools themselves are profoundly changing the way mathematics is practiced, the way mathematics is taught, and the way mathematics is learned. In this volume, a vision of the richness of mathematics is expressed and illustrated as five different possible strands of school mathematics through the expansion on the theme of mathematics as the language and science of patterns with emphases on interconnections and communalities. Included are: (1) an introduction to the five sample strands with examples of the continuity underlying the fundamentals of mathematics, of the mathematical connections that both unite and repeat, and of the mathematical perspective necessary to view both the variety and the regularity of patterns; (2) the Dimension strand, which focuses on the development of relationships between the different dimensions with emphasis on three-dimensional topics; (3) the Quantity strand, which provides insights into the three basic tasks of measuring, ordering, and coding with attendant symbologies and procedures; (4) the Uncertainty strand, which develops ideas about the natural themes and strategies within the twin concepts of data and chance; (5) the Shape strand, which uses classification to discover similarities and differences among objects, analysis to discern the components of form, and representation to recognize and comprehend shapes within different contexts; and (6) the Change strand, which advocates imaginative and sensitive responses to the constantly emerging new types of patterns, including patterns of thinking about nature, as well as mathematics. (31 references) (JJK)
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