Ebook: FN, Foundation numeracy in context

Foundation Numeracy in Context describes an approach to teaching mathematicsbased on applied and contextual learning principles. This means that the teaching andlearning of mathematics proceeds from a contextual, task-based and investigativepoint of view - where the mathematics involved is developed from a modelled situationor practical task. Practical investigations and projects are principle vehicles for studentlearning in such an approach. This text is written for teachers working with students who have become disengagedfrom learning mathematics during the middle to latter years of secondary.  Read more...