Book Description
- An expanded look at problem solving, decision making, and the role of communications in mathematics.
- Motivational openings for each chapter that focus on connections to the real world as well as to other areas of mathematics.
- Coverage of the scope and sequence of the elementary and middle school mathematics curriculum drawn from a wide variety of sources.
- Emphasis on how particular topics are formed and the prerequisites necessary to reach given topics.
- Features a collection of integrated activities showing the applications of various content strands to real world situations.
- Vignettes of how teaching, learning and assessment can effectively be combined in a standard-based classroom.
- Chapter objectives and teaching competencies are identified for each chapter.
- Practice exercises are included in each chapter to assess the content background of teachers.
- A set of revised open-ended assessment questions corresponding to the teaching competencies for the chapter is provided.
- An end -of -chapter glossary of terminology, symbols, and procedures.
- An Instructor's Computerized Test Bank consisting of 1500+ items that can be modified for generating chapter and unit tests.
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