Numeracy Across the Curriculum Research-based strategies for enhancing teaching and learning
Auteurs : Goos Merrilyn, Geiger Vince, Dole Shelley, Forgasz Helen, Bennison Anne
Being numerate involves more than mastering basic mathematics. Numeracy connects the mathematics learned at school with out-of-school situations that require capabilities such as problem solving, critical judgment, and sense-making related to non-mathematical contexts. This book provides prospective and practising teachers with practical, research-based strategies for embedding numeracy across the primary and secondary school curriculum.
Based on the authors' ten-year research program, the text explains what numeracy is and how numeracy has developed as an educational goal. It describes in detail the five dimensions of the authors' model: attention to real-life contexts; application of mathematical knowledge; use of physical, representational and digital tools; the promotion of positive dispositions towards the use of mathematics to solve problems encountered in day-to-day life; and a critical orientation to interpreting mathematical results and making evidence-based judgements. There is guidance on how to embed numeracy across all subjects within the curriculum, how to assess numeracy learning and how to deal with challenges and dilemmas including working with discipline boundaries and developing support resources.
Featuring practical examples and case studies throughout, this book will build pre-service teacher confidence, demystify common misconceptions and grounds theory into practice in this vital area of student competency.
'The authors of this text are recognised authorities on numeracy. They have engaged heavily in numeracy research over many years and this text reflects the depth of their understanding and knowledge.' - Geoff Hilton, University of Queensland
About the authors
List of figures, tables and case studies
1. Understanding numeracy
2. Towards numeracy across the curriculum
3. Numeracy in the 21st century
4. Numeracy demands
5. Numeracy opportunities
6. Planning for numeracy across the curriculum
7. Whole-school approaches to numeracy
8. Assessing numeracy learning
9. Challenges in enhancing numeracy
Acknowledgements
References
Index
Merrilyn Goos is Professor of STEM Education, University of Limerick, Ireland and is an internationally recognized mathematics educator.
Vince Geiger is Professor of Mathematics Education and STEM program director within the Learning Sciences Institute Australia at Australian Catholic University.
Shelley Dole is Professor and Head of the School of Education at the University of the Sunshine Coast.
Helen Forgasz is a Professor Emerita in the Faculty of Education, Monash University.
Anne Bennison is a Lecturer in the School of Education at the University of the Sunshine Coast and recently completed her doctoral studies identifying ways to support teachers to embed numeracy across the curriculum.
Date de parution : 03-2021
15.6x23.4 cm
Thème de Numeracy Across the Curriculum :
Mots-clés :
Australian Curriculum; Numeracy Demands; Research-based strategies; HPE; Numeracy Capabilities; Different learning areas; Critical Orientation; Numeracy across; Australian Professional Standards; Secondary school curriculum; Learning Areas; Mathematical Knowledge; NAPLAN; Prerequisite Mathematical Knowledge; Numeracy Task; Mathematical Literacy; PIAAC; Tonne; Numerate Person; Published Curriculum; Numeracy Filter; Stem Agenda; Census; NAPLAN Result; South Australian Curriculum; Stem Discipline; Horn Island; Poor Numeracy; HPE Lesson