Using and Applying Mathematics at Key Stage 2 : a Guide to Teaching Problem Solving and Thinking Skills.

All pupils - able children included - need to be taught strategies to enable their thinking skills to progress. They also need help with developing different approaches to problem solving. A sustained piece of work that requires perseverance, logical strategies, and refinement of method and extensio...

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Main Author: Sellars, Elaine
Other Authors: Lowndes, Sue
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2013.
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Online Access:CONNECT
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Summary:All pupils - able children included - need to be taught strategies to enable their thinking skills to progress. They also need help with developing different approaches to problem solving. A sustained piece of work that requires perseverance, logical strategies, and refinement of method and extension of the original task is not the same as a straightforward quick-fix type problem. Both types of problem solving need to be taught. This book presents a series of activities that can be used with whole classes to provide a curriculum for the teaching of problem solving and the development of thi.
Item Description:EBSCO eBook Academic Comprehensive Collection North America
Physical Description:1 online resource (105 pages)
ISBN:9781134155705
1134155700