Key Developmental Understandings in Mathematics: A Direction for Investigating and Establishing Learning Goals

Autor/in	Simon, Martin A.
Titel	Key Developmental Understandings in Mathematics: A Direction for Investigating and Establishing Learning Goals
Quelle	In: Mathematical Thinking & Learning: An International Journal, 8 (2006) 4, S.359-371 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1098-6065
DOI	10.1207/s15327833mtl0804_1
Schlagwörter	Mathematics Instruction; Behavioral Objectives; Curriculum Development; Mathematics Education; Comprehension; Class Activities; Research + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Mathematics lessons; Mathematikunterricht; Curriculum; Development; Curriculumentwicklung; Lehrplan; Entwicklung; Mathematische Bildung; Verstehen; Verständnis; Forschung
Abstract	Although mathematics educators seem to agree on the importance of teaching mathematics for understanding, what they mean by understanding varies greatly. In this article, I elaborate and exemplify the construct of key developmental understanding to emphasize a particular aspect of teaching for understanding and to offer a construct that could be used to frame the identification of conceptual learning goals in mathematics. The key developmental understanding construct is based on extant empirical and theoretical work. The construct can be used in the context of research and curriculum development. Using a classroom example involving fractions, I illustrate how focusing on key developmental understandings leads to particular, potentially useful types of pedagogical thinking and directions for inquiry. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10