Modelling and Applications in Mathematics Education

Modelling and Applications in Mathematics Education
Author: Peter L. Galbraith
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 524
Release: 2007-12-05
Genre: Education
ISBN: 0387298223

The book aims at showing the state-of-the-art in the field of modeling and applications in mathematics education. This is the first volume to do this. The book deals with the question of how key competencies of applications and modeling at the heart of mathematical literacy may be developed; with the roles that applications and modeling may play in mathematics teaching, making mathematics more relevant for students.

Achievement of slenderness

Achievement of slenderness
Author: Félix Candela
Publisher: Universidad Politecnica de Madrid
Total Pages: 380
Release: 2010
Genre: Architecture
ISBN:

El libro de Pepa Cassinello rinde homenaje a uno de los más relevantes protagonistas internacionales de la Aventura Laminar de la Arquitectura Moderna, venerado capítulo de la Historia de la Construcción en el siglo XX. Aglutina en sus páginas un variado y amplio análisis de su obra, a través de la visión de algunos de los más destacados profesionales internacionales (Manterola, Torroja, Aroca, Calavera, Billington, Schlaich, Oliva ...) de la arquitectura, la ingeniería y su enseñanza. Tres disciplinas que Félix Candela, constructor y maestro de "cascarones de hormigón armado", fundió en una sola con singular maestría. El libro pone de manifiesto el significado y la relevancia de su legado, pormenorizando los aspectos fundamentales de su obra: la forma resistente, la geometría de sus atractivas y desnudas formas, los sistemas de cálculo y procesos de construcción empleados, las características del hormigón armado en aquellos momentos, así como algunas vivencias y matices de la personalidad de Félix Candela.

The End of Karma: Hope and Fury Among India's Young

The End of Karma: Hope and Fury Among India's Young
Author: Somini Sengupta
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Total Pages: 192
Release: 2016-03-07
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0393292878

“[A] sharply observed study . . . richly detailed portraits.”—Economist Somini Sengupta emigrated from Calcutta to California as a young child in 1975. Returning thirty years later as the bureau chief for The New York Times, she found a vastly different country: one defined as much by aspiration and possibility—at least by the illusion of possibility—as it is by the structures of sex and caste. The End of Karma is an exploration of this new India through the lens of young people from different worlds: a woman who becomes a Maoist rebel; a brother charged for the murder of his sister, who had married the “wrong” man; a woman who opposes her family and hopes to become a police officer. Driven by aspiration—and thwarted at every step by state and society—they are making new demands on India’s democracy for equality of opportunity, dignity for girls, and civil liberties. Sengupta spotlights these stories of ordinary men and women, weaving together a groundbreaking portrait of a country in turmoil.

Gamification in Learning and Education

Gamification in Learning and Education
Author: Sangkyun Kim
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 164
Release: 2017-09-19
Genre: Education
ISBN: 3319472836

This book explores the theoretical foundations of gamification in learning and education. It has become increasingly difficult to engage and motivate students. Gamification not only makes learning interesting, but also allows game players to solve problems and learn lessons through repeated attempts and failures. This "positive failure" can motivate students to attempt a difficult mission. Chapters in this volume cover topics such as the definition and characteristics of gamification, gamification in learning and education, theories, research on gamification, framework, strategy, and cases.

Assessment and Teaching of 21st Century Skills

Assessment and Teaching of 21st Century Skills
Author: Patrick Griffin
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 314
Release: 2014-10-21
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9401793956

This second volume of papers from the ATC21STM project deals with the development of an assessment and teaching system of 21st century skills. Readers are guided through a detailed description of the methods used in this process. The first volume was published by Springer in 2012 (Griffin, P., McGaw, B. & Care, E., Eds., Assessment and Teaching of 21st Century Skills, Dordrecht: Springer). The major elements of this new volume are the identification and description of two 21st century skills that are amenable to teaching and learning: collaborative problem solving, and learning in digital networks. Features of the skills that need to be mirrored in their assessment are identified so that they can be reflected in assessment tasks. The tasks are formulated so that reporting of student performance can guide implementation in the classroom for use in teaching and learning. How simple tasks can act as platforms for development of 21st century skills is demonstrated, with the concurrent technical infrastructure required for its support. How countries with different languages and cultures participated and contributed to the development process is described. The psychometric qualities of the online tasks developed are reported, in the context of the robustness of the automated scoring processes. Finally, technical and educational issues to be resolved in global projects of this nature are outlined.

Failing Gloriously and Other Essays

Failing Gloriously and Other Essays
Author: Shawn Graham
Publisher: Digital Press at the University of North Dakota, T
Total Pages: 160
Release: 2019-11-20
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9781732841086

Failing Gloriously and Other Essays documents Shawn Graham's odyssey through the digital humanities and digital archaeology against the backdrop of the 21st-century university. At turns hilarious, depressing, and inspiring, Graham's book presents a contemporary take on the academic memoir, but rather than celebrating the victories, he reflects on the failures and considers their impact on his intellectual and professional development. These aren't heroic tales of overcoming odds or paeans to failure as evidence for a macho willingness to take risks. They're honest lessons laced with a genuine humility that encourages us to think about making it safer for ourselves and others to fail.A foreword from Eric Kansa and an afterword by Neha Gupta engage the lessons of Failing Gloriously and consider the role of failure in digital archaeology, the humanities, and social sciences.