About Teaching Mathematics: A K-8 ResourceAbout Teaching Mathematics quickly became a much sought-after resource upon its publication in 1992. With more than 200,000 copies in print, it presents information necessary for teachers to teach math through problem solving, to understand the math they are responsible for teaching, and to understand how children best learn math.Now Marilyn Burns has updated and expanded this important resource, including an entirely new fifty-page section, "Mathematical Discussion." Here she addresses many of the problems and activities in the text, presenting the underlying mathematics for each as well as solutions. Another new section, "Extending Multiplication and Division, " addresses how to help students deal with large number computation. Burns has also made numerous changes to the section on fractions and has clarified and reorganized points throughout the book to make her ideas as clear and accessible as possible.About Teaching Mathematics now gives teachers an even better guide for making appropriate and effective instructional decisions. It is an essential resource for all teachers of K -- 8 mathematics. |
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... percent in grade four , 75 percent in grade five , and 97 percent in grade six . The story problems , however , yielded different results . Of the fourth graders , only 25 percent wrote a story problem that was multiplica- tive in ...
... percent in grade four , 75 percent in grade five , and 97 percent in grade six . The story problems , however , yielded different results . Of the fourth graders , only 25 percent wrote a story problem that was multiplica- tive in ...
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... percent of the children from the traditional classes answered each correctly ; 48 percent of the children from the constructivist classes answered the first correctly and 60 percent answered the second correctly . When asked to figure ...
... percent of the children from the traditional classes answered each correctly ; 48 percent of the children from the constructivist classes answered the first correctly and 60 percent answered the second correctly . When asked to figure ...
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... Percent Is Shaded ? Make a transparency of the worksheet of nine 10 - by - 10 grids ( see blackline masters ) and cut them apart so each student has one grid . Also , prepare a sheet of shapes such as the ones shown below . Before ...
... Percent Is Shaded ? Make a transparency of the worksheet of nine 10 - by - 10 grids ( see blackline masters ) and cut them apart so each student has one grid . Also , prepare a sheet of shapes such as the ones shown below . Before ...
Contents
Introduction | 3 |
Using Word Problems to Develop Arithmetic Understanding | 12 |
How Children Learn Mathematics | 24 |
Copyright | |
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