Knowledge of Children's Learning of Mathematics: A Common Denominator in Preservice, Teacher, and Parent Education.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Feikes, David, ; Pratt, David, ; Hough, Sarah,
- Source
- Conference Papers -- Psychology of Mathematics & Education of North America; 2007 Annual Meeting, p1-258, 4p
- Subject
- Theory of knowledge
Children
Mathematics education
Education
Consciousness
- Language
Preservice elementary teachers' learning of mathematical content, teachers' instruction in mathematics, and parents' work with their children on mathematics outside of school can all be enhanced through a focus on how children learn and understand mathematics. This paper will describe our efforts with all three audiences to improve the mathematics education of children by focusing on children's mathematical thinking. ..PAT.-Unpublished Manuscript [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]