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Car Costs Ii : A Numeracy Workbook., Dave Tout
Car Costs Ii : A Numeracy Workbook., Dave Tout
David (Dave) Tout
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Foundation Numeracy In Context, Dave Tout, G Motteram
Foundation Numeracy In Context, Dave Tout, G Motteram
David (Dave) Tout
Foundation Numeracy in Context describes an approach to teaching mathematics based on applied and contextual learning principles. This means that the teaching and learning of mathematics proceeds from a contextual, task-based and investigative point of view—where the mathematics involved is developed from a modelled situation or practical task. Practical investigations and projects are principle vehicles for student learning in such an approach. This text is written for teachers working with students who have become disengaged from learning mathematics during the middle to latter years of secondary schooling, and will likely have had limited success with mathematics. The approach used will …