THE ROLE AND ASSESSmENT OF TEXTBOOKS IN mATHEmATICS EDUCATION
Journal Title: Problems of Education in the 21st Century - Year 2008, Vol 6, Issue 5
Abstract
Authors of the article are experienced authors of mathematics textbooks for upper primary schools (Slovaks) and lower and upper primary schools (Czechs). Both textbooks are used in everyday school practice and are very popular in their countries. The article presents general ideas and authors experience about: • school curriculum and standards and their influence on maths textbooks content, • competencies of pupils and their teachers in mathematics and the place of competencies in textbooks, • problem solving and maths textbooks • concept maps in mathematics and mathematics textbooks, • main principles and examples of maths textbooks assessment, • textbook research, • requirements set upon mathematics textbooks, • different conceptions of creation maths textbooks. Some ideas how to prepare math textbooks and suplement materials innovation using ICT and internet is also mentioned in the article.
Authors and Affiliations
Soňa Čeretková, Ondrej Šedivý, Josef Molnár, Dalibor Petr
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