Key Concepts in Teaching Primary Mathematics

Introduction/Aims of mathematics teaching/Algorithm/Anxiety about mathematics/Assessment for learning/Assessment for teaching/Cognitive conflict/Concept learning/Conservation of quantity/Constructivism/Creativity in mathematics/Cross-cultural mathematics/Cross-curricular mathematics/Deductive and inductive reasoning/Differentiation/Equivalence/Errors/Explanation/Gender and mathematics/Generalization/Giftedness in mathematics/Home as a context for numeracy/Informal calculation method/Investigation (enquiry)/Language difficulties in mathematics/Low attainment/Making connections/Match and mismatch/Meaningful context/Meaningful learning/Mental calculation/Modelling process (representing)/Numeracy/Play as a context for learning mathematics/Principle learning/Problem solving/Purposeful activity/Questioning/Rote learning/Skill learning/Talk/Transformation/Transitivity/Using and applying mathematics/References