Mathematics Problem Posing in Action

This book provides actual examples of challenging implementations of Math Problem Posing in school, teaching education settings, and home environments. Firstly, it explains how a teacher educator introduced Math Problem Posing to students using concrete tasks and assessment methods. Secondly, it discusses how a teacher educator worked with school teachers to use tasks, assessed students and to develop more tasks. Thirdly, it describes cases on how a teacher educator and parents used Math Problem Posing at home and in out of school settings. This is a book dedicated to researchers, teachers, students, and parents and also all those who are interested in the use of posing problems for active learning and teaching.

Offers example tasks by content by grade levels to students Updates specific steps in enactments and reflections on implementation by teachers Provides diaries from family members using problem posing and effects on interaction to family members

Autorentext

Shuk-kwan Susan Leung ( ) is a professor and former director of the Institute of Education at National Sun Yat-sen University in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, where she also served before as a chair of the Center for Teacher Education. She has had experiences as a teacher in a secondary school in Hong Kong and as a professor in Taiwan (National Sun Yat-sen University, National Chiayi University) and Hong Kong (The Chinese University of Hong Kong). Her scholarly interests include problem solving/posing, teacher education, and parental involvement. She serves on the editorial board for education related journals including two on mathematics education: Mathematical Thinking and Learning: An international journal (MTL) and International Journal on Science and Math Education (IJSME). She has been active in international forums (ICME, PME) and has journal publications and invited commentary for books.

Inhalt

How student learn mathematics problem posing.- On variables in research on mathematics problem posing.- A year of incorporating problem-posing into mathematics curriculum of grade.- A study on probability problem-posing in vocational school.- Teachers' professional development through MPP.- A mathematics teacher educator's applying the teaching of problem posing for teachers to observe during teacher training workshops.- Engaging elementary prospective teachers in problem posing as assessment.- A study on story telling in problem posing activity for grade three classroom using action research.- Parental involvement and sharing MPP.- Why involving parents in doing MPP.- Posing problems for Fun Fair and Math Trail by involving parents.- Roles of parents in MPP for children in grade 5 and grade 6.