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Breaking the Maths Barrier

其他書名	A Kit for Building Staff Development Skills in Adult Numeracy
出版	Department of Employment, Education and Training, 1994
ISBN	06421668389780642166838
URL	http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=Su0rAAAACAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api

註釋This kit is designed to develop the adult numeracy skills of literacy and mathematics trained teachers in Australia using a participatory workshop approach. The kit is divided into five chapters. Each chapter contains theoretical and background information, a sequence of structured activities in which participating teachers actively engage, and materials for them to use with their own students. All activities have been tested with groups of teachers to ensure that they succeed with their target audience. Chapter 1 provides detailed guidelines for planning and conducting a successful staff development activity, from the initial publicity to the final evaluation of the program. Chapter 2 examines the basic mathematics skills needed to function effectively in one's daily life, at home and at work, including measurement, number skills, problem solving, using a calculator, and estimation. Chapter 3 takes up issues of confidence and fear of mathematics and provides guidelines for building a positive attitude to the subject, both for teachers themselves and their students. Chapter 4 examines more closely the teaching strategies themselves, including the following: teaching in context, cooperative learning, the use of hands-on materials and games, as well as strategies for working with mixed ability groups. Chapter 5 examines the relationship between language and mathematics and provides guidelines for successfully integrating literacy and numeracy in the classroom. Contains five references; some chapters also contain references. (YLB)