Problem-Solving in Mathematics

A Semiotic Perspective for Educators and Teachers

Marcel Danesi (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

236 Seiten

2008 | New edition
Peter Lang Publishing Inc (Verlag)
978-0-8204-5240-1 (ISBN)

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Problem-solving in mathematics is seen by many students as a struggle. Since the capacity to count and understand basic arithmetical concepts (adding, taking away, etc.) is innate and emerges effortlessly in childhood, why does this negative perception and fear of problem-solving exist? This book counteracts this perception by providing a semiotic analysis of problem-solving and, from this analysis, constructing a pedagogical framework for teaching problem-solving that is consistent with the psychology of how humans learn to use signs and symbols. It is based on an experimental math course designed to impart fluency in problem-solving through semiotic training. The positive results of that course inspired the writing of this book.

The Author: Marcel Danesi received his Ph.D. in Romance linguistics at the University of Toronto, where he is Professor of Anthropology and Director of the Program in Semiotics and Communication Theory. He has written extensively on semiotic and mathematical topics. Danesi is currently Editor-in-Chief of the leading journal in the field, Semiotica. He was elected Fellow of the Royal Canadian Society in 1999.

Reihe/Serie	Critic of Institutions ; 16
Reihe/Serie	Critic of Institutions ; 16
Mitarbeit	Herausgeber (Serie): William Pencak
Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Maße	160 x 230 mm
Gewicht	340 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Erkenntnistheorie / Wissenschaftstheorie
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Sprachwissenschaft
	Mathematik / Informatik ► Mathematik ► Allgemeines / Lexika
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Schulpädagogik / Grundschule
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Schulpädagogik / Sekundarstufe I+II
ISBN-10	0-8204-5240-8 / 0820452408
ISBN-13	978-0-8204-5240-1 / 9780820452401
Zustand	Neuware