David Burghes on maths.

Professor David Burghes, former Head of The National Centre for Excellence in Maths, makes an impassioned plea to improve mathematics teaching in this country. He believes countless government initiatives have failed to deliver, and that there remains a crisis facing the teaching of this crucial sub...

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Corporate Author:	Television Junction (Producer)
Format:	Video
Language:	English
Language Notes:	This edition in English.
Published:	[England] : Teachers TV/UK Dept. of Education, 2007.
Series:	Education in video School matters ; 1
Subjects:	Mathematics > Study and teaching > Great Britain. Mathématiques > Étude et enseignement > Grande-Bretagne. Mathematics > Study and teaching. Great Britain. Alexander Street Video. Instructional television programs. Nonfiction television programs. Émissions télévisées autres que de fiction. Émissions pédagogiques télévisées.
Online Access:	Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)

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Summary:	Professor David Burghes, former Head of The National Centre for Excellence in Maths, makes an impassioned plea to improve mathematics teaching in this country. He believes countless government initiatives have failed to deliver, and that there remains a crisis facing the teaching of this crucial subject. The key solution, according to Professor Burghes, is to go back to basics, encouraging children to understand the conceptual building blocks of mathematics so they become mathematical thinkers. He finds inspiration in Hungary where mathematics is highly valued and where teachers operate in a lively interactive fashion working with the whole class - encouraging the use of correct mathematical terms.
Item Description:	Title from resource description page (viewed Mar. 5, 2012).
Physical Description:	1 online resource (33 min.).