Adding It Up: Helping Children Learn Mathematics.
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| Title: | Adding It Up: Helping Children Learn Mathematics. |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Kilpatrick, Jeremy, Swafford, Jane, Findell, Bradford, National Academy of Sciences - National Research Council, Washington, DC. Center for Education. |
| Availability: | National Academy Press, 2101 Constitution Avenue NW, Lockbox 285, Washington, DC 20418 ($29.95). Tel: 800-624-6242 (Toll Free). For full text: http://www.nap.edu. |
| Peer Reviewed: | N |
| Page Count: | 468 |
| Publication Date: | 2001 |
| Sponsoring Agency: | Department of Education, Washington, DC. National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA. |
| Document Type: | Book Reports - Evaluative |
| Descriptors: | Academic Achievement, Competency Based Education, Educational Change, Elementary Education, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Skills, National Standards, Preschool Education |
| ISBN: | 978-0-309-06995-3 |
| Abstract: | This book discusses questions regarding mathematics education in U.S. schools and presents individual reviews on the concerns about student competency and academic achievement in mathematics. The reviews focus on school mathematics programs in pre-kindergarten through eighth grades. Contents include: (1) "Looking at Mathematics and Learning"; (2) "The State of School Mathematics in the United States"; (3) "Number: What Is There to Know?"; (4) "The Strands of Mathematical Proficiency"; (5) "The Mathematical Knowledge Children Bring to School"; (6) "Developing Proficiency with Whole Numbers"; (7) "Developing Proficiency with Other Numbers"; (8) "Developing Mathematical Proficiency Beyond Number"; (9) "Teaching for Mathematical Proficiency"; (10) "Developing Proficiency in Teaching Mathematics"; and (11) "Conclusions and Recommendations." (YDS) |
| EIS Cited: | ED504995, ED512043, ED532215, ED544376, ED544185 |
| Entry Date: | 2003 |
| Accession Number: | ED468038 |
| Database: | ERIC |
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