Mathematics Education With Digital Technology

by Oldknow, Adrian; Knights, Carol; Brindley, Sue

• ISBN13: 9781441184726
• ISBN10: 1441184724
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2011-08-04
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic

Summary

Explores teaching and learning mathematics using digital technology.

Author Biography

Adrian Oldknow is Professor Emeritus at the University of Chichester, UK Carol Knights is Principal Lecturer in Mathematics Education at the University of Chichester, UK.

Table of Contents

Notes on Contributors	p. ix
Series Editors Foreword	p. xix
Acknowledgements	p. xxi
Introduction	p. xxii
Where Are We Now?
The Neuroscience of Connections, Generalizations, Visualizations and Meaning	p. 3
ICT in the United States: Where We Are Today and a Possibility for Tomorrow	p. 12
ICT in France: Development of Usages, Institutional Hesitations and Research Questions	p. 23
ICT and the English Mathematics Curriculu	p. 30
What Does Research Tell Us?
The Value of Learning Geometry with ICT: Lessons from Innovative Educational Research	p. 39
Learning Mathematics Using Digital Resources: Impacts on Learning and Teaching for 11- to 14-year-old Pupils	p. 46
Improving on Expectations: Preliminary Results from Using Network-supported Function-based Algebra	p. 63
Key Pedagogical Issues in Embedding ICT in Teaching and Learning Mathematics
Designing Substantial Tasks to Utilize ICT in Mathematics Lessons	p. 75
Learning from Acting on Objects	p. 84
A Case Study of Using Multiple Resources to Teach Straight Line Graphs	p. 101
Description of a Range of ICT Tools
Emerging Technologies for Learning and Teachin	p. 111
Home and School - Bridging the Gap	p. 118
Personal Portable Technology	p. 123
Practical Ideas of ICT to Enhance Teaching and Learning
Linking the Mathematics Curriculum to Software, Resources and Strategies to Engage Teachers and Learners in Using ICT in the Classroom	p. 135
The Uses of Online Resources for Teaching and Learning Mathematics at Advanced Level	p. 148
What Do the Subject Associations Offer?	p. 157
Modelling, Functions and Estimation: APizza Problem	p. 163
ICT Supporting Cross-curricular Work with Mathematics
Using Video Analysis to Develop Modelling Skills in Physicsc	p. 177
Bloodhound SSC; A Vehicle for STEM	p. 185
Modelling Action in Sports and Leisure	p. 192
Case Studies of Teachers Engaging with ICT
Teaching International Baccalaureate Mathematics with Technology	p. 205
Why Use Technology to Teach Mathematics?	p. 215
Using ICT to Support Learning Mathematics in the Primary Classroom	p. 220
The Role of a Head of Mathematics Department in Ensuring ICT Provision and Use within Lessons	p. 230
Developing Problem Solving Skills and Cross-curricular Approaches in Mathematics Utilizing ICT	p. 234
Implications for Professional Development
Supporting Developments within a Local Authority	p. 241
Supporting Teachers in Introducing New Technologies	p. 251
Implications for Professional Development: Supporting Individuals	p. 257
What are the Significant Factors Which Support the Integration of ICT in the Mathematics Classroom?	p. 261
Glossary	p. 268
Index	p. 271
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