Mathematics Classrooms That Promote Understanding (Paperback)

Contents: Preface. Part I: Setting the Stage. T.A. Romberg, J.J. Kaput, Mathematics Worth Teaching, Mathematics Worth Understanding. T.P. Carpenter, R. Lehrer, Teaching and Learning Mathematics With Understanding. W.G. Secada, P.W. Berman, Equity as a Value-Added Dimension in Teaching for Understanding in School Mathematics. Part II: Classrooms That Promote Understanding. T.P. Carpenter, E. Fennema, K. Fuson, J. Hiebert, P. Human, H. Murray, A. Olivier, D. Wearne, Learning Basic Number Concepts and Skills as Problem Solving. R. Lehrer, C. Jacobson, V. Kemeny, D. Strom, Building on Children's Intuitions to Develop Mathematical Understanding of Space. J. Sowder, R. Philipp, Promoting Learning in Middle-Grades Mathematics. S.P. Lajoie, Understanding of Statistics. J.J. Kaput, Teaching and Learning a New Algebra. Part III: Developing Classrooms That Promote Understanding. M.C. Shafer, T.A. Romberg, Assessment in Classrooms That Promote Understanding. E. Fennema, J. Sowder, T.P. Carpenter, Creating Classrooms That Promote Understanding.