Key Ideas on Teaching Mathematics
A new book co-authored by one of our key academics is to be launched at the Nuffield Foundation, London, on Wednesday 13 March 2013.
Keith Jones
from the Mathematics and Science Education research centre has a new co-authored the book, 'Key ideas in teaching mathematics: Research-based Guidance for Ages 9-19' . It is due to be published by Oxford University Press on 21 February.
Big ideas in the mathematics curriculum for older school students, especially those that are hard to learn and hard to teach, are covered in this book. It will be a first port of call for research about teaching big ideas for students from 9-19 and also has implications for a wider range of students. These are the ideas that really matter, that students get stuck on, and that can be obstacles to future learning. It shows how students learn, why they sometimes get things wrong, and the strengths and pitfalls of various teaching approaches. Contemporary high-profile topics like modelling are included. The authors are experienced teachers, researchers and mathematics educators, and many teachers and researchers have been involved in the thinking behind this book, funded by the Nuffield Foundation. An associated website, hosted by the Nuffield Foundation, summarises the key messages in the book and connects them to examples of classroom tasks that address important learning issues about particular mathematical ideas.
A reviewer of the book noted:
‘Based on key ideas in curriculum content, associated research on learning, and mathematical reasoning in a range of topics, this book provides an exciting resource for professionals in mathematics education. Its links to the supporting web resource are invaluable for teachers of mathematics in a wide age range. I recommend it to all who grapple with engaging students with mathematics and enabling their development of mathematical understandings.’
Barbara Jaworski, Loughborough University, UK
The book is co-authored with Ann Watson from the University of Oxford and David Pratt from University of London.
Alongside the book, the authors, with the support of Nuffield Foundation and Oxford University Press, developed an online resource to support understanding of the issues raised in the book. The online resource is hosted on the Nuffield Foundation website and is available here .