1st Edition

The Practice of Mathematics

By Yvette Solomon Copyright 1989

    The psychological description and explanation of how children learn to work with numbers is dominated by the theories of Piaget. Yvette Solomon suggests an alternative approach to the child's conception of number.

    Chapter 1 1 The development of the number concept as a field of psychological investigation; Chapter 2 2 Why does Piaget's theory take its Part Icular form?; Chapter 3 3 The child's conception of number; Chapter 4 4 Piaget's account of the growth of understanding; Chapter 5 5 Does Piaget give an adequate account of growth?; Chapter 6 6 Do number theorists give adequate accounts of knowing?; Chapter 7 7 Can a Piagetian perspective be defended?; Chapter 8 8 Knowing how and when to use numbers; Chapter 9 9 ‘The development of mathematical thinking’: entering into the social practices of number use; Notes; References; INDEX;

    Biography

    Solomon, Yvette

    'A very well written book which takes the reader clearly and logically through a well reasoned argument.' - Educational Psychology in Practice, April 1990