Adults Mathematical Thinking and Emotions A Study of Numerate Practice
| Author/creator | Evans, Jeff, 1944- Author |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Falmer Press [Imprint] Philadelphia : Taylor & Francis Group |
| Description | 320 p. ill 23.400 x 015.600 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
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| Summary | Annotation The crisis around teaching and learning of mathematics and its use in everyday life and work relate to a number of issues. These include: The doubtful transferability of school maths to real life contexts, the declining participation in A level and higher education maths courses, the apparent exclusion of some groups, such as women and the aversion of many people to maths. This book addresses these issues by considering a number of key problems in maths education and numeracy:<br>*differences among social groups, especially those related to gender and social class<br>*the inseparability of cognition and emotion in mathematical activity<br>*the understanding of maths anxiety in traditional psychological, psychoanalytical and feminist theories<br>*how adults' numerate thinking and performance must be understood in context.<br>The author's findings have practical applications in education and training, such as clarifying problems of the transfer of learning, and of countering maths anxiety. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 00032306 |
| ISBN | 9780750709132 |
| ISBN | 0750709138 (Trade Cloth) Active Record |
| Standard identifier# | 9780750709132 |
| Stock number | 00032877 |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |