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Foundations for the Future in Mathematics Education (Paperback): Richard A. Lesh, Eric Hamilton, James J. Kaput Foundations for the Future in Mathematics Education (Paperback)
Richard A. Lesh, Eric Hamilton, James J. Kaput
R2,007 Discovery Miles 20 070 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The central question addressed in Foundations for the Future in Mathematics Education is this: What kind of understandings and abilities should be emphasized to decrease mismatches between the narrow band of mathematical understandings and abilities that are emphasized in mathematics classrooms and tests, and those that are needed for success beyond school in the 21st century? This is an urgent question. In fields ranging from aeronautical engineering to agriculture, and from biotechnologies to business administration, outside advisors to future-oriented university programs increasingly emphasize the fact that, beyond school, the nature of problem-solving activities has changed dramatically during the past twenty years, as powerful tools for computation, conceptualization, and communication have led to fundamental changes in the levels and types of mathematical understandings and abilities that are needed for success in such fields. For K-12 students and teachers, questions about the changing nature of mathematics (and mathematical thinking beyond school) might be rephrased to ask: If the goal is to create a mathematics curriculum that will be adequate to prepare students for informed citizenship-as well as preparing them for career opportunities in learning organizations, in knowledge economies, in an age of increasing globalization-how should traditional conceptions of the 3Rs be extended or reconceived? Overall, this book suggests that it is not enough to simply make incremental changes in the existing curriculum whose traditions developed out of the needs of industrial societies. The authors, beyond simply stating conclusions from their research, use results from it to describe promising directions for a research agenda related to this question. The volume is organized in three sections: *Part I focuses on naturalistic observations aimed at clarifying what kind of "mathematical thinking" people really do when they are engaged in "real life" problem solving or decision making situations beyond school. *Part II shifts attention toward changes that have occurred in kinds of elementary-but-powerful mathematical concepts, topics, and tools that have evolved recently-and that could replace past notions of "basics" by providing new foundations for the future. This section also initiates discussions about what it means to "understand" the preceding ideas and abilities. *Part III extends these discussions about meaning and understanding-and emphasizes teaching experiments aimed at investigating how instructional activities can be designed to facilitate the development of the preceding ideas and abilities. Foundations for the Future in Mathematics Education is an essential reference for researchers, curriculum developers, assessment experts, and teacher educators across the fields of mathematics and science education.

Momentary Lapses into Sanity (Paperback): Eric Hamilton Momentary Lapses into Sanity (Paperback)
Eric Hamilton
R381 Discovery Miles 3 810 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Momentary Lapses into Sanity is a collection of extremely short stories and illustrations designed to amuse and delight even the most cantankerous reader. It literally has something for everyone: self-aware zombies, action, deranged politicians, numerous T-rexes, time travel, romance, alternate dimensions, anti-corporate symbols of love, death, superheroes, magic, vampires, robot vampires, puppets, hobos, doughnuts, deity-allegory-lions, ninjas, spacemen, mutant asparagus monsters, rhinos that will steal your cookies, and so much more!

Tech Empowerment - Android App Inventor (Paperback): Eric Hamilton Tech Empowerment - Android App Inventor (Paperback)
Eric Hamilton
R641 Discovery Miles 6 410 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This publication is an overview of Google App Inventor with sample applications. Google App Inventor is a Google Labs project and it is based heavily on research in educational computing. Specifically, App Inventor uses the block editor technology which is based on the Open Block Java Library which is used in creating visual blocks programming languages.

Social Media Branding in the Age of Obama: Eric Hamilton Social Media Branding in the Age of Obama
Eric Hamilton
R635 Discovery Miles 6 350 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Foundations for the Future in Mathematics Education (Hardcover): Richard A. Lesh, Eric Hamilton, James J. Kaput Foundations for the Future in Mathematics Education (Hardcover)
Richard A. Lesh, Eric Hamilton, James J. Kaput
R5,560 Discovery Miles 55 600 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The central question addressed in Foundations for the Future in Mathematics Education is this: What kind of understandings and abilities should be emphasized to decrease mismatches between the narrow band of mathematical understandings and abilities that are emphasized in mathematics classrooms and tests, and those that are needed for success beyond school in the 21st century? This is an urgent question. In fields ranging from aeronautical engineering to agriculture, and from biotechnologies to business administration, outside advisors to future-oriented university programs increasingly emphasize the fact that, beyond school, the nature of problem-solving activities has changed dramatically during the past twenty years, as powerful tools for computation, conceptualization, and communication have led to fundamental changes in the levels and types of mathematical understandings and abilities that are needed for success in such fields. For K-12 students and teachers, questions about the changing nature of mathematics (and mathematical thinking beyond school) might be rephrased to ask: If the goal is to create a mathematics curriculum that will be adequate to prepare students for informed citizenship-as well as preparing them for career opportunities in learning organizations, in knowledge economies, in an age of increasing globalization-how should traditional conceptions of the 3Rs be extended or reconceived? Overall, this book suggests that it is not enough to simply make incremental changes in the existing curriculum whose traditions developed out of the needs of industrial societies. The authors, beyond simply stating conclusions from their research, use results from it to describe promising directions for a research agenda related to this question. The volume is organized in three sections: *Part I focuses on naturalistic observations aimed at clarifying what kind of "mathematical thinking" people really do when they are engaged in "real life" problem solving or decision making situations beyond school. *Part II shifts attention toward changes that have occurred in kinds of elementary-but-powerful mathematical concepts, topics, and tools that have evolved recently-and that could replace past notions of "basics" by providing new foundations for the future. This section also initiates discussions about what it means to "understand" the preceding ideas and abilities. *Part III extends these discussions about meaning and understanding-and emphasizes teaching experiments aimed at investigating how instructional activities can be designed to facilitate the development of the preceding ideas and abilities. Foundations for the Future in Mathematics Education is an essential reference for researchers, curriculum developers, assessment experts, and teacher educators across the fields of mathematics and science education.

Foundations for the Future in Mathematics Education (Book): Richard A. Lesh, Eric Hamilton, James J. Kaput Foundations for the Future in Mathematics Education (Book)
Richard A. Lesh, Eric Hamilton, James J. Kaput
R3,962 R3,086 Discovery Miles 30 860 Save R876 (22%) Out of stock
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