Connecting Mathematics and Mathematics Education

Connecting Mathematics and Mathematics Education
Author: Erich Christian Wittmann
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 332
Release: 2020-12-09
Genre: Education
ISBN: 3030615707

This open access book features a selection of articles written by Erich Ch. Wittmann between 1984 to 2019, which shows how the “design science conception” has been continuously developed over a number of decades. The articles not only describe this conception in general terms, but also demonstrate various substantial learning environments that serve as typical examples. In terms of teacher education, the book provides clear information on how to combine (well-understood) mathematics and methods courses to benefit of teachers. The role of mathematics in mathematics education is often explicitly and implicitly reduced to the delivery of subject matter that then has to be selected and made palpable for students using methods imported from psychology, sociology, educational research and related disciplines. While these fields have made significant contributions to mathematics education in recent decades, it cannot be ignored that mathematics itself, if well understood, provides essential knowledge for teaching mathematics beyond the pure delivery of subject matter. For this purpose, mathematics has to be conceived of as an organism that is deeply rooted in elementary operations of the human mind, which can be seamlessly developed to higher and higher levels so that the full richness of problems of various degrees of difficulty, and different means of representation, problem-solving strategies, and forms of proof can be used in ways that are appropriate for the respective level. This view of mathematics is essential for designing learning environments and curricula, for conducting empirical studies on truly mathematical processes and also for implementing the findings of mathematics education in teacher education, where it is crucial to take systemic constraints into account.

Teaching English as a Foreign Language

Teaching English as a Foreign Language
Author: Carola Surkamp
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 296
Release: 2018-03-24
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 3476044807

Diese Einführung in englischer Sprache präsentiert in 14 Kapiteln die grundlegenden Themen und Gegenstandsbereiche der Englischdidaktik. Gleichermaßen praxisnah wie theoretisch fundiert, behandelt der Band zentrale Prinzipien und Kompetenzbereiche eines modernen Fremdsprachenunterrichts. Ausgehend von den zentralen Akteur/innen (Lehrende und Lernende) und mit Blick auf die Teilbereiche der Sprach-, Literatur- und Kulturdidaktik werden zudem Vorschläge für den Einsatz unterschiedlicher Materialien und Medien diskutiert. Weitere Kapitel widmen sich den institutionellen Organisationsstrukturen und dem Bereich Assessment/Diagnose. Der Band erscheint in zweifarbiger Gestaltung, mit Definitionen und Beispielen sowie mit zahlreichen Abbildungen. This comprehensive introduction presents the fundamental topics and issues of TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) in 14 chapters. Integrating both profound theoretical and creative practical considerations, the central principles and competence domains of modern foreign language teaching are discussed. Starting with the main classroom agents (teachers and learners), the chapters outline a variety of content areas (language, literature, cultural issues) and thoroughly review materials, media and methods. Additional chapters are concerned with the historical development of English language teaching, its current institutional organisation as well as assessment and evaluation.

Motivierende Leseübungen für den Anfangsunterricht

Motivierende Leseübungen für den Anfangsunterricht
Author: Anja Lipke-Bauriedel
Publisher: Auer Verlag
Total Pages: 177
Release: 2024-08-01
Genre: Education
ISBN: 3403512169

Strohhalmlesen, Lesebingo, Mitmachgeschichte - Mit dieser umfangreichen Methoden- und Materialsammlung gestalten Sie den kompletten Leseunterricht im ersten Schuljahr vielseitig, differenziert - und mit wenig Vorbereitungsaufwand! Wünschen Sie sich für Ihre erste Klasse einen Leseunterricht, der Spaß am Lesen vermittelt und jedes Kind bei seinen individuellen Lernvoraussetzungen abholt? Suchen Sie eine Sammlung vielseitiger Aufgaben, die mehr Gestaltungsfreiräume bietet als ein klassischer Leselehrgang? Oder möchten Sie diesen z. B. durch Übungen zum Häufigkeitswortschatz sinnvoll ergänzen? Dann ist dieser Titel genau der richtige für Sie! Ein ausführlicher Erklärungsteil bietet Ideen für den Einsatz der einzelnen Aufgaben, Übungen und Spiele. Jede Idee wird ergänzt durch praktische Tipps und Möglichkeiten der Differenzierung. Die dazugehörigen Kopiervorlagen liegen im Materialteil in unterschiedlichen Niveaustufen vor, enthalten ergänzende „Sternchenaufgaben“ oder erlauben eine natürliche Differenzierung. So ist auch in sehr heterogenen Klassen ein gemeinsames Arbeiten realisierbar, ohne dass Sie Aufgaben entsprechend anpassen müssen. Eine Auflistung der Übungen mit der Zuordnung zu den Niveaustufen (Silben-, Wort-, Satz- und Textebene) sowie eine entsprechende Kennzeichnung der Kopiervorlagen erlauben eine rasche, passgenaue Auswahl. Abgerundet wird das Angebot durch das digitale Zusatzmaterial, das weitere Varianten der Aufgaben zur Vertiefung, Differenzierung oder für einen späteren Einsatz bietet. Dadurch wird dieses E-Book zu einem wirklich reichhaltigen Fundus für Ihren Erstleseunterricht.

Interaktiv Französisch lehren und lernen in der Sekundarstufe I

Interaktiv Französisch lehren und lernen in der Sekundarstufe I
Author: Reinhold Lukas
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 362
Release: 2013-02-17
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1291327843

Das fachdidaktische Kompendium empfiehlt sich als differenzierende Darstellung des unterrichtlichen Planens und Handelns.Erörtert werden fachspezifische Strukturen, Unterrichtseinheiten und -sequenzen des organisierten Französischunterrichts in der Mittelstufe, wissenschaftliche Grundlagen und deren unterrichtspraktische Umsetzung - in zahlreichen Unterrichtsbeispielen - sowie aktuelle Sichtweisen des Französischlehrens und -lernens, aus der Sicht der Intuitions- und Kognitionspsychologie. Weitere Themen: Differenzierung im Unterricht, der interaktive Frontalunterricht, Stationenlernen, Projektarbeit.Weiterhin werden E-Mailprojekte, Lyrik, chansons & lecture (le plaisir de lire) und computergestütztes Lehren und Lernen beschrieben, ebenso Fragen nach der Lernerautonomie, der Handlungs- und Aufgabenorientierung, nach Lern- und Arbeitstechniken und - praxisnah - nach Leistungsmessung und -beurteilung samt Beispielen zu HÜ's und Klassenarbeiten sowie Aspekte der Brieffreundschaft und des Schüleraustauschs.

Teachers' Beliefs and Strategies when Teaching Reading in Multilingual Settings

Teachers' Beliefs and Strategies when Teaching Reading in Multilingual Settings
Author: Monica Bravo Granström
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2019
Genre: Classrooms
ISBN: 9783832548421

Globalization has not only changed our society, it has also had a profound effect on education. Many schools deal with student populations that due to migration have become increasingly multilingual. Politically, few would argue against the importance of multilingualism; rather, it is promoted to the fullest. However, in practical terms the challenges associated with teaching and educational policies have increased manifold as a result of the linguistic diversity among student bodies. Reading is certainly regarded as a key learning skill, however, the question arises as to how the students' life-world multilingualism is taken into consideration. Furthermore, being considered part of teachers' professional competence, teachers' mental processes and perceptions (beliefs) have been the focus in several different academic fields. Previous research suggests that there are significant links between teachers' beliefs and practices. This thesis explores the aforementioned aspects in greater detail, with the overall aim to gain a deeper understanding of teachers' beliefs and strategies when teaching reading in multilingual settings. Using a cross-disciplinary, qualitative research approach, the empirical inquiry is based on case studies within different, linguistically diverse settings. The case studies include classroom observations as well as teacher interviews in German, Swedish and Chilean grade 4 classrooms.

Revisiting Mathematics Education

Revisiting Mathematics Education
Author: Hans Freudenthal
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 209
Release: 2005-12-08
Genre: Education
ISBN: 0306472023

This book is a product of love and respect. If that sounds rather odd I initially apologise, but let me explain why I use those words. The original manuscript was of course Freudenthal’s, but his colleagues have carried the project through to its conclusion with love for the man, and his ideas, and with a respect developed over years of communal effort. Their invitation to me to write this Preface e- bles me to pay my respects to the great man, although I am probably incurring his wrath for writing a Preface for his book without his permission! I just hope he understands the feelings of all colleagues engaged in this particular project. Hans Freudenthal died on October 13th, 1990 when this book project was well in hand. In fact he wrote to me in April 1988, saying “I am thinking about a new book. I have got the sub-title (China Lectures) though I still lack a title”. I was astonished. He had retired in 1975, but of course he kept working. Then in 1985 we had been helping him celebrate his 80th birthday, and although I said in an Editorial Statement in Educational Studies in Mathematics (ESM) at the time “we look forward to him enjoying many more years of non-retirement” I did not expect to see another lengthy manuscript.

The Professional Development of Teachers: Practice and Theory

The Professional Development of Teachers: Practice and Theory
Author: Philip Adey
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 210
Release: 2007-05-08
Genre: Education
ISBN: 0306485184

Hopkins, Bruce Joyce, Michael Huberman, Matthew Miles, and Virginia Richardson. But we have chosen to present our own experience and empirical data first and then, in Part 3, to show how this experience and data relates to models which have been proposed by others. We will address here methodological issues concerned with collecting and interpreting evidence of relationships amongst the many individual and situational factors associated with PD, and re-visit the arguments about ‘process-product’ research on PD. In the light of our experience, we will interrogate models of PD which have been proposed by others and attempt to move forward our total understanding of the process of the professional development of teachers for educational change. In conclusion, we will look at some current national practice in professional development, concentrating on the recent English experience of introducing ‘strategies’ into schools but referring also, by way of contrast, to the situation in the United States. WHAT’S THE PROBLEM? Why has the professional development of teachers already exercised so many good minds for so long? And how can we justify adding another book to this field? The answer to both questions must lie in the continuing demand from society in general (at least as interpreted by politicians and newspaper editors) for improvements in the quality of education.

Motivating Reading Comprehension

Motivating Reading Comprehension
Author: Allan Wigfield
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 343
Release: 2004-05-20
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1135620644

This text discusses motivating reading comprehension covering subjects such as classroom contexts for engaged reading, scaffolding for motivation and engagement in reading, the cognitive strategies of reading comprehension and science inquiry in the CORI framework.

Learning Intelligence

Learning Intelligence
Author: Michael Shayer
Publisher:
Total Pages: 232
Release: 2002
Genre: Education
ISBN:

At present few children realise their true potential. This work describes how children's general ability to process information - their intelligence - can be significantly improved by appropriate cognitive acceleration methods.