Camilla Gilmore (UK Loughborough University), Silke M. Gobel (UK University of York), Matthew Inglis (UK Loughborough University)

An Introduction to Mathematical Cognition

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The book traces the development of mathematical skills from basic number concepts to mathematical proofs, emphasising the hierarchical nature of mathematical development from early childhood to research-level mathematics.

Produktdetails

• International Texts in Developmental Psychology
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 248
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. Juni 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 157mm x 231mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 410g
• ISBN-13: 9781138923959
• ISBN-10: 1138923958
• Artikelnr.: 51563028

Autorenporträt

Camilla Gilmore is a Reader in Mathematical Cognition in the Mathematics Education Centre at Loughborough University. Her research explores the development of numerical skills in children and adults. Silke Göbel is a Senior Lecturer in Psychology at the University of York. She teaches courses on Numerical Cognition, Dyscalculia, Mathematics Anxiety and Neuroscience of Numbers and Arithmetic. Her current research focuses on predictors of mathematical development. Matthew Inglis is a Reader in Mathematical Cognition in the Mathematics Education Centre at Loughborough University. He is interested in understanding the processes involved in numerical and mathematical reasoning, and how these can be promoted through education.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction 2. Nonsymbolic number 3. Symbolic number 4. The development
of arithmetic skills 5. Understanding arithmetic concepts 6. Individual
differences and mathematical difficulties 7. Number systems 8. Algebra and
equivalence 9. Mathematical argumentation and proof 10. Logic, conditional
reasoning and mathematics 11. Where next for mathematical cognition?