Synopses & Reviews
The handbooks provide clear practical and up-to-date adviceon teaching and assessing skills across a range of core subject areas for IGCSE and O Level;they can also be used by teachers delivering local syllabuses in the subject. They offer ideas and strategies for effective classroom practice, the setting of coursework, assessing students' work and the integration of different skills. Readers can 'dip into' the books to read up on a particular topic or approach and the material is relevant to both new and experienced teachers alike. All authors are experienced teachers, teacher trainers and examiners.
Synopsis
One of a Professional Development for Teachers Series produced in association with Cambridge International Examinations
Synopsis
Teaching and Assessing Skills in Mathematics is one of a series of titles in the Professional Development for Teachers series, developed and published in association with Cambridge International Examinations (CIE). This handbook gives clear, practical and up-to-date guidance on teaching and assessing skills in mathematics at IGCSE and O Level. It provides guidance to teachers, especially new teachers, about effective classroom practice, coursework setting, and integrating different skill areas.
Table of Contents
Introduction; Part 1. Communication in Mathematics: 1. The spoken and written language of Mathematics; 2. The symbolic language of Mathematics; Part 2. Practical work in Mathematics: 3. Using a calculator; 4. Trigonometry; 5. Graphs; 6. Transformations; Part 3. Planning and preparing the Mathematics course: 7. Planning the order of work; 8. Building worksheets with graded examples; 9. The role of the answer sheet; 10. Photocopiable sample worksheets; Part 4. Problem solving: Part 5. Revision and preparation for the examination; 11. Construction of students' notebooks of definitions and formulae; 12. Using mnemonics and other devices; 13. How to maximise marks by avoiding the common pitfalls; 14. The use of past examination papers; Conclusion