Developing Primary Mathematics Teaching
Reflecting on Practice with the Knowledge Quartet
- Tim Rowland - University of Cambridge, UK
- Fay Turner - University of Cambridge, UK
- Anne Thwaites - University of Cambridge, UK
- Peter Huckstep - University of Cambridge, UK
- making sense of foundation knowledge - focusing on what teachers know about mathematics
- transforming knowledge - representing mathematics to learners through examples, analogies, illustrations and demonstrations
- connection - helping learners to make sense of mathematics through understanding how ideas and concepts are linked to each other
- contingency - what to do when the unexpected happens
Each chapter includes practical activities, lesson descriptions and extracts of classroom transcripts to help teachers reflect on effective practice.
This is a very useful text which develops a strong focus on teacher knowledge in the context of teaching mathematics. A strength of the book is the way it connects to concrete examples of lessons and is supported by video clips. A significant issue is that the CD Rom is NOT provided when buying the book from some online retailers and the video materials are NOT open access. Publishers need to smell the coffee and increase their sales by making multi-media resources open access.
Highly relevant text for those wanting to understand and improve their own practice, or the practices within their school.
Really like this one, particularly for our third year UGs on Primary Teaching course. Links nicely to their assignment and thinking about choices of examples for mathematics teaching. Also referring to with our second years taking a number module. Library recommended to hold several copies.
A great book to help reflect on primary teaching.
This is a wonderul book that is a great read for new and established colleagues in the sector. Insightful
Essential reading for the Primary Mathematics Specialist Teachers Post Graduate Certificate Year 2
This publication wa recommended at a National Strategies meeting for IT Maths Lecturerers. It is an excellent publication which develops and extends trainees understanding of primary mathematics teaching. The clips featured on the CD further enhanced their understanding.
For PGCE students both early years and priamry and ECS who are studying maths in the early eyars
Inpressive text relating to 'The Knowledge Quartet' as a reflective tool for developing primary mathematics teaching. Excellent recommended readings at the end of each chapter. Will be recommending to students this year and will consider making it a core text in the future.
Good use of video for examples in lectures.
