| Academic lectures:Teaching for conceptual understanding in mathematics: A schema-driven |
| Published date：2014-07-16 Provided by：School of Science |
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Title: Teaching for conceptual understanding in mathematics: A schema-driven
Guest Speaker：Professor Mohan Chinappan, University of South Australia Time：2014-6-24, 15:30 – 16:30
Location：Meeting Room 2210, School of Science
Content &Introduction： In this talk, I will be examining the nature of mathematical conceptual understanding and ways to characterise that understanding from a schema perspective. The advantages of examining schematised mathematical knowledge will be critically analysed with examples from various levels of school and tertiary mathematics. I will also explore the implications of knowledge connectedness for instructional strategies. Mohan is a K-12 mathematics teacher and teacher educator. He has national and international recognition for his research on mathematics cognition and instruction. His research endeavours have made significant contributions to the scholarship of teaching, and to the mathematics teaching profession. These contributions have been informed and supported by internationally recognised research and consultancy work in Australia and Asia. His research program focuses on a) the elucidation of organisation of mathematical information that fosters learning/problem solving and b) instructional designs that would support the construction of robust mathematical schemas by students and teachers of mathematics. His research on the development of deep understanding of mathematics/numeracy and teaching has been significant in examining current issues of national and global concern including the numeracy for disadvantaged children and the implications of NAPLAN for innovations in classroom practices. |