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MATHEMATICS FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHERS, 7th Edition, offers an engaging, hands-on, exploratory experience to help future elementary school teachers develop conceptual and deep understanding of the math concepts they will be teaching, as well as to nurture their positive beliefs and attitudes about math. Intended for the one-, two-, three- or four-semester mathematics course required of Elementary Education majors, the 7th edition demonstrates that there are many paths to solving a problem, and sometimes problems have more than one solution. Authors Bassarear and Moss present real-world problems in a way that requires active learning in a method similar to how archaeologists work in the field: they carefully uncover the concepts, slowly revealing more and more of the structure. An emphasis on explorations and investigations helps students make sense of the concepts, which are developed through a concrete/contextual and pictorial approach to understand the more abstract concepts. Students learn both the necessary mathematics and how to teach to young children. Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.