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This book looks at how practitioners have focused on the fully educational application intellect to the problem of developing mathematical thinking among one's pupils. Each chapter demonstrates reflective minds at work, relying on close observation, willingness to understand the student's thinking processes and patient commitment to students over long periods of time.
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Supporting Mathematical Thinking
Edited by Anne Watson, Jenny Houssart and Caroline Roaf
David Fulton Publishers Ltd The Chiswick Centre, 414 Chiswick High Road, London W4 5TF www.fultonpublishers.co.uk First published in Great Britain by David Fulton Publishers in association with the National Association for Special Educational Needs (NASEN) 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 NASEN is a registered charity no. 1007023. David Fulton Publishers is a division of Granada Learning, part of ITV plc. Note: The right of Anne Watson, Jenny Houssart, Caroline Roaf and the individual contributors to be identified as the authors of this work has been asserted by them in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. Copyright © Anne Watson, Jenny Houssart, Caroline Roaf and the individual contributors 2005. British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. ISBN 1-84312-362-2 The materials in this publication may be photocopied for use only within the purchasing organisation. Otherwise, all rights reserved and no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted, in any form, or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior permission of the publishers.
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Contents
Preface