Reconstructing Mathematics Education: Stories of Teachers Meeting the Challenge of Reform

摘要: In recent years, a consensus has emerged around constructivist vision for mathematics education, but few have seriously considered how to realise this vision. Employing case studies, the authors provide images of what is possible with new pedagogy. "Reconstructing Mathematics Education" contains experiences teachers who, guided by evolving understandings learning, work bring life in their day-to-day practice. The reader frequently brought into classrooms observe students engaged mathematical activity: second graders hypothesising about even and odd numbers; third demonstrating commutative property multiplication; sixth puzzling over mysteries fractions. each situation, consider teacher's intentions designing activity, instructional decisions she makes as children engage it, her reflections afterwards.