Developing 21st Century Competencies In The Mathematics Classroom: Yearbook 2016, Association Of Mathematics Educators

by Pee Choon Toh, Berinderjeet Kaur

Overview

The aim of this book is to contribute towards literature in the field of mathematics education, specifically the development of 21st century competencies amongst learners of mathematics.The book comprising fourteen chapters, written by renowned researchers in mathematics education, provides readers with approaches and applicable classroom strategies to foster skills and dispositions that will enable learners to thrive in the fast-changing and complex world that we live in today.The chapters in the book can be classified into three broad themes. The first is an examination of what is meant by 21st century competencies and how they can be developed within the context of the mathematics curriculum. The second is an in-depth discussion of evidence-based practices aimed at fostering specific competencies like metacognition and reflective thinking, critical thinking and communication skills. The last and third theme is about teaching approaches that are likely to feature increasingly in the 21st century classroom, for example flipped learning or the use of comics and storytelling.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9789813143609
Publisher:	World Scientific Publishing Company, Incorporated
Publication date:	07/14/2016
Pages:	292
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.80(d)

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 21st Century Competencies in Mathematics Classrooms Pee Choon Toh Berinderjeet Kaur 1

Chapter 2 Mathematics Education, Virtues and 21st Century Competencies Stephen Thornton 13

Chapter 3 Enriching Secondary Mathematics Education with 21_st Century Competencies Wong Khoon Yoong 33

Chapter 4 Mathematics in 21st Century Life Barry Kissane 51

Chapter 5 Mathematics Subject Mastery - A Must for Developing 21st Century Skills Berinderjeet Kaur Wong Lai Fong Divya Bhardwaj 77

Chapter 6 Teaching in the 21st Century Mathematics Classroom: Metacognitive Questioning Cynthia Seto 95

Chapter 7 Listening and Responding to Children's Reflective Thinking: Two Case Studies on the Use of the National Assessment in Japan Keiko Hino 109

Chapter 8 Using Open-Ended Tasks to Foster 21st Century Learners at the Primary Level Yeo Kai Kow Joseph 133

Chapter 9 Productive Talk in the Primary Mathematics Classroom Koay Phong Lee 149

Chapter 10 Justification in Singapore Secondary Mathematics Chua Boon Liang 165

Chapter 11 Examples in the Teaching of Mathematics: Teachers' Perceptions Lay Keow Ng Jaguthsing Dindyal 189

Chapter 12 On the Efficacy of Flipped Classroom: Motivation and Cognitive Load Weng Kin Ho Puay San Chan 213

Chapter 13 Use of Comics and Storytelling in Teaching Mathematics Toh Tin Lam Cheng Lu Pien Jiang Heng Lim Kam Ming 241

Chapter 14 Game Theory: An Alternative Mathematical Experience Ein-Ya Gura 261

Contributing Authors 273