What's math got to do with it? : helping children learn to love their most hated subject--and why it's important for America / Jo Boaler.
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- ISBN: 9780670019526
- ISBN: 0670019526
- Physical Description: xii, 273 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
- Publisher: New York : Viking, 2008.
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Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [241]-261) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction. Understanding the urgency -- 1. What is math? And why do we all need it? -- 2. What's going wrong in classrooms? : identifying the problems -- 3. A vision for a better future : effective classroom approaches -- 4. Taming the monster : new forms of testing that encourage learning -- 5. Stuck in the slow lane : how American grouping systems perpetuate low achievement -- 6. Paying the price for sugar and spice : how girls and women are kept out of math and science -- 7. Key strategies and ways of working -- 8. Giving children the best mathematical start : activities and advice -- 9. Making a difference through work with schools. |
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Subject: | Mathematics > Study and teaching. |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Kirtland Community College Library | QA 11.2 .B635 2008 | 30775305448707 | General Collection | Available | - |