Summary and extended reading
In the last week of the course, we have covered the following main points:
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You have explored the Asian mathematics education principle of Variation theory.
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You have explored several sequences of tasks that use Variation theory.
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You have had an opportunity to apply Variation theory and see how it could improve your classroom practice.
Readings
Some suggestions for reading for this week are:
Week 4
Watson, A. and others. (2016). Variation: analysing and designing tasks. Mathematics Teaching. June 2016.
Gu, L., Huang, R., & Marton, F. (2004). Teaching with variation: A Chinese way of promoting effective mathematics learning. In Fan, L., Wong, N-Y., Cai, J., & Li, S. (Eds.) (2004). How Chinese learn mathematics: Perspectives from insiders. Singapore: World Scientific.
You could also have a look at this website with more information about Variation theory and its use in practice.
World Class Maths: Asian Teaching Practice
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