Keith Devlin

Mathematics Education for a New Era

Video Games as a Medium for Learning

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Produktbeschreibung

Stanford mathematician and NPR Math Guy Keith Devlin explains why, fun aside, video games are the ideal medium to teach middle-school math. Aimed primarily at teachers and education researchers, but also of interest to game developers who want to produce videogames for mathematics education, Mathematics Education for a New Era: Video Games as a Medium for Learning describes exactly what is involved in designing and producing successful math educational videogames that foster the innovative mathematical thinking skills necessary for success in a global economy. Read the author's monthly MAA column Devlin's Angle

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 218
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. Februar 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 232mm x 154mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 370g
• ISBN-13: 9781568814315
• ISBN-10: 1568814313
• Artikelnr.: 32952393

Autorenporträt

Dr. Keith Devlin is a senior researcher and the executive director of the Human Sciences and Technologies Advanced Research Institute (HSTAR) at Stanford University. He is also a cofounder of the Stanford Media X research network and a regular contributor to NPR's Weekend Edition Saturday. His current research focuses on the use of different media to teach and communicate mathematics to diverse audiences. He also works on the design of information/reasoning systems for intelligence analysis.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface. State of Play. Street Smarts. The Perfect Medium. Euclid Would
Have Taught Math This Way. What Is "Doing Mathematics" Anyway?. Mathematics
Proficiency: A New Focus in Mathematics Education. The Key Features of
Gaming. Mathematics Education and Gee's 36 Video Game Learning Principles.
Developing Mathematical Proficiency in a Video Game. Building a Successful
Math Ed Video Game. Algebra and Beyond. A New Pedagogy. Suggested Further
Reading. Bibliography.