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What's math got to do with it? : how teachers and parents can transform mathematics learning and inspire success / Jo Boaler.

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publisher: New York, New York : Penguin Books, 2015Edition: Revised editionDescription: xxii, 246 pages : illustrations ; 21 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780143128298
  • 0143128299
Other title:
  • What has math got to do with it?
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 510.71
LOC classification:
  • QA 11.2 B662w 2015
Online resources:
Contents:
What is math? And why do we all need it? -- What's going wrong in classrooms? Identifying the problems -- A vision for a better future : effective classroom approaches -- Taming the monster : new forms of testing that encourage learning -- Stuck in the slow lane : how American grouping systems perpetuate low achievement -- Paying the price for sugar and spice : how girls and women are kept out of math and science -- Key strategies and ways of working -- 8. Giving children the best mathematical start : activities and advice -- 9. Moving to a more positive future.
Summary: A critical read for teachers and parents who want to improve children's mathematics learning. Featuring all the important advice and suggestions in the original edition of, this revised edition is now updated with new research on the brain and mathematics that is revolutionizing scientists' understanding of learning and potential. --Publisher's description
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Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Humanidades Humanidades (4to. Piso) QA 11.2 B662w 2015 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00000196752

Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-234) and index.

What is math? And why do we all need it? -- What's going wrong in classrooms? Identifying the problems -- A vision for a better future : effective classroom approaches -- Taming the monster : new forms of testing that encourage learning -- Stuck in the slow lane : how American grouping systems perpetuate low achievement -- Paying the price for sugar and spice : how girls and women are kept out of math and science -- Key strategies and ways of working -- 8. Giving children the best mathematical start : activities and advice -- 9. Moving to a more positive future.

A critical read for teachers and parents who want to improve children's mathematics learning. Featuring all the important advice and suggestions in the original edition of, this revised edition is now updated with new research on the brain and mathematics that is revolutionizing scientists' understanding of learning and potential. --Publisher's description

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