Extending children's mathematics : fractions and decimals / Susan B. Empson, Linda Levi ; foreword by Thomas P. Carpenter.
By: Empson, Susan B
Contributor(s): Levi, LindaPublisher: Portsmouth, NH : Heinemann, cop. 2011Description: xxvi, 242 p. : il. ; 24 cmISBN: 9780325030531Subject(s): Matemáticas -- Estudio y enseñanza (Primaria)| Item type | Current location | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Course reserves |
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Biblioteca Universidad Europea del Atlántico Fondo General | No ficción | 372.851 EMP ext | Available | 4673 |
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Introduction : issues in learning fractions and decimals : rethinking our approach -- Equal sharing problems and children's strategies for solving them -- From the classroom : getting started with fractions -- Multiple groups problems and children's strategies for solving them -- Relational thinking: connecting fractions and algebra -- From the classroom: making relational thinking explicit -- Understanding fraction equivalence and order -- Understanding decimals -- Understanding operations on fractions and decimals -- The long view : learning to use children's thinking to guide instruction.
This book explores an instructional approach unparalleled in its ability to help teachers build on students' thinking to create deeper understanding. An extensive collection of online videos complement this examination of the development of mathematical thinking and problem solving.