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Numeracy and learning difficulties : approaches to teaching and assessment / Peter Westwood.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Learning difficultiesPublisher: Camberwell, Vic. : ACER Press, 2016Copyright date: ©2016Edition: 2nd editionDescription: x, 166 pages : illustrations ; 25 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 1742863663
  • 9781742863665
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 372.72044 23
Contents:
Preface -- 1. Teaching for numeracy: directions, issues and tensions -- 2. Acquiring numeracy: how difficulties may arise -- 3. Theories, principles and practices -- 4. Teaching basic number skills -- 5. Teaching problem-solving skills and strategies -- 6. Assessment -- Appendix -- References -- Index.
Summary: "The 2nd edition of Peter Westwood's best-selling Numeracy and Learning Difficulties addresses recent initiatives around the teaching of numeracy, the increased focus on numeracy standards, and international research around numeracy teaching, learning and pedagogy. Drawing on research from the fields of developmental and cognitive psychology, Peter Westwood presents a case for high-quality 'first teaching' to prevent students failing in the initial acquisition of numeracy skills. Numeracy and Learning Difficulties provides guidance on how to develop flexible teaching methods and strategies to improve mathematical skills of students. It discusses common areas of learning difficulty in mathematics and looks at ways teachers can determine gaps in students' knowledge, as well as how to develop curricula and problem-solving strategies to address these gaps." --Publisher's website.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 135-161) and index.

Preface -- 1. Teaching for numeracy: directions, issues and tensions -- 2. Acquiring numeracy: how difficulties may arise -- 3. Theories, principles and practices -- 4. Teaching basic number skills -- 5. Teaching problem-solving skills and strategies -- 6. Assessment -- Appendix -- References -- Index.

"The 2nd edition of Peter Westwood's best-selling Numeracy and Learning Difficulties addresses recent initiatives around the teaching of numeracy, the increased focus on numeracy standards, and international research around numeracy teaching, learning and pedagogy. Drawing on research from the fields of developmental and cognitive psychology, Peter Westwood presents a case for high-quality 'first teaching' to prevent students failing in the initial acquisition of numeracy skills. Numeracy and Learning Difficulties provides guidance on how to develop flexible teaching methods and strategies to improve mathematical skills of students. It discusses common areas of learning difficulty in mathematics and looks at ways teachers can determine gaps in students' knowledge, as well as how to develop curricula and problem-solving strategies to address these gaps." --Publisher's website.

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