Minding your Ps and Cs: subjecting knowledge to the practicalities of teaching geometry and probability

The review of the implementation of the National Numeracy Strategy by Ofsted (Nov. 2003) has highlighted weak subject knowledge as a consistent feature in unsatisfactory teaching. This study looks at the subject knowledge of generalist primary trainees in the areas of geometry and probability and th...

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Main Authors: Mooney, Claire (Author), Fletcher, Mike (Author), Jones, Keith (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2003.
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