How Students Learn: Mathematics in the Classroom

by Committee on How People Learn a Targeted, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council, et al.

Book Overview

How Students Learn: Mathematics in the Classroom builds on the discoveries detailed in the best-selling How People Learn . Now these findings are presented in a way that teachers can use immediately, to revitalize their work in the classroom for even greater effectiveness. This book shows how to overcome the difficulties in teaching math to generate real insight and reasoning in math students. It also features illustrated suggestions for classroom...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309089492
• ISBN13: 9780309089494
• Release Date: January 2005
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.1" x 10.0"