Teaching Mathematics in Secondary Schools

<p>A companion to Aspects of Teaching Secondary Mathematics, this book introduces and explores the contemporary issues and key ideas entailed in the teaching and learning of this subject.<br>This book is concerned with exploring the bigger picture of mathematics education, and is aimed particularly at those learning to teach mathematics; teachers in the classroom who want to continue thinking and developing as mathematics teachers; and those concerned with education who would like to be better informed about mathematics education. Divided into seven sections to help structure reading, this book offers a completely up-to-date, comprehensive overview, written by the most-known, well-respected experts in the field.</p> <p><strong>Part 1: Student Teacher Learning</strong> 1. Learning and Developing as a Mathematics Teacher <strong>Part 2: Mathematics</strong> 2. Being Mathematically Educated in the 21st Century: What Should it Mean? 3. Mathematics in the Digital Technology Age 4. Arbitrary and Necessary: A Way of Viewing the Mathematics Curriculum <strong>Part 3: Learning Mathematics</strong> 5. Social Constructivism in Mathematics Learning and Teaching 6. 'Magical Moments' in Mathematics: Insights into the Process of Coming to Know 7. Open and Closed Mathematics Approaches: Student Experiences and Understandings <strong>Part 4: Teaching Mathematics</strong> 8. Landscapes of Investigation 9. Maximising Energy in the Learning of Mathematics 10. Integrating Computers into the Teaching of Mathematics <strong>Part 5: Assessing Learning in Mathematics</strong> 11. What does it Mean to Understand Something and How do we Know when it has Happened? 12. Assessment in Mathematics Education 13. Culture, Class and 'Realistic' Mathematics Tests <strong>Part 6: Social and Contextual Issues in Mathematics</strong> 14. Issues of Equity in Mathematics Education: Defining the Problem, Seeking Solutions 15. Social and Critical Mathematics Education: Underlying Considerations <strong>Part 7: International Perspectives</strong> 16. Different Cultures, Different Meanings, Different Teaching 17. What can we Learn from International Comparisons?</p>