How I Wish I'd Taught Maths: Lessons learned from research, conversations… (edition 2018)

by Craig Barton (Author)

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"I genuinely believe I have never taught mathematics better, and my students have never learned more. I just wish I had known all of this twelve years ago."Craig Barton is one of the UK's most respected teachers of mathematics. In his remarkable new book, he explains how he has delved into the world of academic research and emerged with a range of simple, practical, effective strategies that anyone can employ to save time and energy and have a positive impact on the long-term learning and enjoyment of students. Craig presents the findings of over 100 books and research articles from the fields of Cognitive Science, Memory, Psychology and Behavioural Economics, together with the conversations he has had with world renowned educational experts on his Mr Barton Maths Podcast, and subsequent experiments with my students and colleagues.… (more)

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Title:	How I Wish I'd Taught Maths: Lessons learned from research, conversations with experts, and 12 years of mistakes
Authors:	Craig Barton (Author)
Info:	John Catt Educational (2018), 452 pages
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It's exactly what it says on the tin---a grade-school math teacher rambling about pop-psych. I picked it up hoping that umm, well I'm not entirely sure what I hoped to be honest with you. Maybe that it would give me some good insights into communicating why I like math to people. Maybe it's psych would generalize away from grade-school students to twentysomething autodidacts.

Nope.

I mean, really, it's my fault. The title can't get any clearer about what this book is about. If you don't know any psychology from the last 30 years, you'll learn some neat stuff by skimming the capstone sections at the end of each chapter "three things I'll remember." If you do, and you don't care about the intricacies of how 13 year olds approach fractions, you'll probably be fine to give this one a miss. (

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isovector | Dec 13, 2020 |

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"I genuinely believe I have never taught mathematics better, and my students have never learned more. I just wish I had known all of this twelve years ago."Craig Barton is one of the UK's most respected teachers of mathematics. In his remarkable new book, he explains how he has delved into the world of academic research and emerged with a range of simple, practical, effective strategies that anyone can employ to save time and energy and have a positive impact on the long-term learning and enjoyment of students. Craig presents the findings of over 100 books and research articles from the fields of Cognitive Science, Memory, Psychology and Behavioural Economics, together with the conversations he has had with world renowned educational experts on his Mr Barton Maths Podcast, and subsequent experiments with my students and colleagues.

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