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Tasks in primary mathematics teacher education : purpose, use and exemplars

Edited by Richard Millman, Barbro Grevholm, Barbara Clarke
New York ; London : Springer, 2009.

ISBN: 9780387096681

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Book description
Tasks in Primary Mathematics Teacher Education is intended to advance relevant research and innovative international practices in the preparation and professional development of mathematics teachers.  Emerging from discussion at the ICMI study on teacher professional development, this volume, focused on primary and elementary teachers, culls a richness that can only be found by gathering wisdom from varied experiences around the world.
The choice of tasks, and the associated pedagogies, is a key aspect of teaching and learning mathematics.  Arguing that what students learn is largely defined by the tasks they are given, several major themes are presented.  One such major strand, the form, function and focus of tasks, is discussed throughout several chapters, offering analysis, discussion of implementation, and exemplars of a broader category of illustrative techniques for developing critical understanding.
This important volume will be of interest to mathematics teacher educators, researchers in mathematics education, and administrators focused on primary teacher development.

About the author
Richard Millman, Centre for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics and Computing at the Georgia Institute of Technology in the USA.
Barbro Grevholm, Faculty of Engineering and Science, Department of Mathematical Sciences, University of Agder, Norway.
Associate Professor Barbara Clarke, Faculty of Education, Peninsula campus, Monash University.

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