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textbook study

Yeap Ban HarNational Institute of Education

Singapore

www.banhar.com

Session 2

Example 1

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nMy Pals Are Here! Mathematics Textbook 1A

Think!What does the textbook suggest teachers do to teach numbers to 10? What is the content? What is the pedagogy?

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My Pals Are Here! Mathematics Textbook 1A

Think!These are not suitable illustrations to teach the idea of 4. Why?

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Zoltan Diene’s Idea of Multiple

Embodiment

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ContentWe count things that can belong to the same set. We count things having the same unit.

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PedagogyHow does the textbook suggest we help students learn the notion of one-to-one correspondence?

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PedagogyWhy is the unifix cubes considered a good set of materials to embody the key concept of cardinal numbers?

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Example 2

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nPrimary Mathematics (Standards Edition) Textbook 1B

Think!What does the textbook suggest teachers do to teach place values? What is the first task? What is the next task?

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Think!Do you recognize Bruner’s theory of representations on this textbook page?

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Think!Why the five representations of the same mathematical idea of 34?

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Zoltan Diene’s Theory of Variability • Perceptual Variability

• Mathematical Variability

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Workshop

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nShaping Maths (Second Edition) Coursebook 3B

Study one unit from a textbook. What are the key content students need to learn? What are the pedagogies available to help them learn? Do you see Bruner and Dienes in the textbook? What else do you notice?

Please prepare a poster to summarize your group’s discussion. Display the poster before lunch. Indicate the names of the group members.

Richard Skemp’s Theory of

Understanding • Relational• Instrumental• Conventional

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Summary

Coupled with Session 1, the textbook study aims to help us do unit and lesson

planning as well as to deepen and extend our

understanding of learning theories associated with

effective mathematics learning. One task you

should now do is the next time you are planning a

lesson, put these into practice. What is the main content to be learnt? What

materials embody the concept? What tasks are to be included? How to assess

for learning? How to differentiate for different

learners?

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