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The Middle Path in Math Instruction: Solutions for Improving Math Education |  | Author: Shuhua An
Publisher: ScarecrowEducation
Category: Book
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Media: Paperback
Pages: 236
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Dimensions (in): 8.8 x 5.8 x 0.6
ISBN: 157886089X
Dewey Decimal Number: 510.71051
EAN: 9781578860890
ASIN: 157886089X
Publication Date: April 26, 2004
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What are the effective approaches of teaching and learning mathematics? How do teachers build on knowledge of students' thinking? What knowledge is needed for teachers to teach effectively? Shuhua An answers these questions by examining the differences between the pedagogical content knowledge of elementary and middle school mathematics teachers in the U.S. and China and investigates how these differences are revealed in their beliefs, planning, teaching methods, and knowledge of students' thinking. She reveals the current dilemmas in mathematics education in the U.S and China, traces the philosophical and historical development of mathematics education in both countries, and points out that cultural factors greatly contribute to the teaching and learning of mathematics. This book describes 10 teachers with different teaching styles and strategies in actual classrooms and analyzes their beliefs. Included are comparisons and contrasts of teachers' pedagogical content knowledge in four aspects of teaching: _
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