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Computer-Enabled Mathematics:: Integrating Experiment and Theory in Teacher Education UK ed. Edition
Author(s): Sergei Abramovich (Author)
- Publisher: Nova Science Pub Inc
- Publication Date: January 1, 2011
- Edition: UK ed.
- Language: English
- Print length: 261 pages
- ISBN-10: 1611227844
- ISBN-13: 9781611227840
Book Description
This book addresses core recommendations by the Conference Board of the Mathematical Sciences – an umbrella organisation consisting of sixteen professional societies in the United States – regarding the mathematical preparation of the teachers. According to the Board, the concept of a capstone course in a mathematics education program includes teachers’ learning to use commonly available educational software with the goal to reach a certain depth of the mathematics curriculum through appropriately designed computational experiments. In turn, the notion of experiment in the teaching of mathematics sets up a path toward enhancing the ‘E’ component of the teachers’ literacy in the STEM disciplines. This book discusses experiences in teaching a computer-enhanced capstone course for prospective teachers of high school mathematics.
