Feisty Females: Inspiring Girls to Think Mathematically
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| Rating | : | 4.27 (875 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0325000093 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 149 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-07-07 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Incorrect Solution for a Non-Existent Problem Anne Nichols This book is based on incorrect solutions for a problem that no longer exists. According to the 1999 NAEP results, the math "gender gap" has been eliminated at all grade levels. In addition, according to the National Science Foundation, female students are currently more likely than male students to take advanced mathematics courses in high school. As a result, the problem this book claims to address - that girls "fall behind" boys - is no longer relevant.Even if the gender gap in mathematics did exist, the solutions proposed in this book create more problems than they solve. In particular, by advocating the use of literature that does. Very Sound Precepts with good examples. Interesting book. asaecae@aol.com These four authors are really on to something which needs to be considered by not only educators , but parents of girls who more and more need to be strengthened in their abilities to compete in the fast-moving technical, mathematical and scientific world of the future. Their precepts are very sound.
The bibliography and suggestions are practical, fun, and mathematically inspired.”–Teaching Children Mathematics. “This books is a "must have" resource for every elementary teacher and librarian
The authors discovered that these "feisty females" not only help change the way boys and girls think about females, they also encourage all students to face problem-solving situations with confidence. Readers will discover how to help students see the connections among the stories, the math, and their own lives and come to appreciate how integral mathematical literacy will be in our increasingly technological society. Feisty Females offers ideas for using this kind of literature to lead elementary students in explorations of four key mathematical areas: number and computation; geometry and measurement; probability and statistics; and algebraic ideas. Organized around learning strategies proven successful with girls, it provides guidance in selecting books with hardy female characters, in-depth descriptions of lessons in real classrooms, a list of children's literatur
Todd Brown has been an elementary classroom teacher for twenty-six years and is a nominee for the Presidential Award in Teaching Mathematics in the state of Kentucky.A former elementary school teacher, Karen Karp is an associate professor in the department of early and middle childhood education at the University of Louisville, where she teaches graduate courses in mathematics education.Candy Allen has over fourteen years of teaching experience and currently teaches a transition group o