Managing Pupil-Learning in Mathematics/Bijaykrishna Jana. New Delhi, Mohit Pub., 2007, x, 346 p., ISBN 81-7445-385-7.

    Contents: Preface. 1. Nature of mathematics. 2. Development of mathematics. 3. Educational values of mathematics. 4. Planning instruction in mathematics. 5. Teaching mathematics. 6. Development of problem solving abilities in mathematics. 7. Micro teaching and development of teaching skill. 8. Instructional methods of effective learning of mathematics. 9. Basic techniques and fixing devices. 10. Mathematics curriculum. 11. Lesson strategies in mathematics. 12. Individualised techniques and individual differences. 13. Models of teaching and mathematics education. 14. Evaluation mathematics instruction : pupil-learning. 15. Mathematics club, library and laboratory.

    "At any level a teacher educator or a teacher who sees himself solely responsible for teaching pupil-teachers or pupils rapidly becomes defunct within the framework of the concept of 'Managing Pupil Learning', the teacher must need to manage pupil-learning by instructional objectives. A teacher in class room situation should help pupils to realize instructional objectives. The concept of managing pupil-learning has replaced the traditional concept of teaching pupils particularly in mathematics. A mathematics teacher in the class room is responsible for making basic decisions which will guide and govern the pupils' learning in mathematics. 'Teaching of Mathematics', as a discipline has its own language, signs, symbols terms, operations. Moreover, managing pupil-learning by instructional objectives is perceived' as a 'Logico-mathematical aspect of thinking or 'an art' or 'a form of beauty' and as human enrichment. The domain of managing pupil-learning is instructional objective oriented, scientific-leading (to) generalisation of widening scope; intuitive--leading to an insight into subtler depths, deductive--leading to rigorous form and inventive--leading to ideal element and creation of new realm.

    'The Managing Pupil-Learning in Mathematics' assists a teacher to apply the principle of management of learning by instruction objectives to mathematics; and further it enables objectives to be related to the decisions that teachers and pupils make in learning environment. If further guides teacher to make correct decisions, and develop the professionalism of teaching and equips the pupil trainee to appraise constantly and accurately the effectiveness of their own methods, methods of development, skills of teaching mathematics. The book as the product the result of extensive practical experience and rigorous 'pupil-trainee-testing'.

    It covers the aspects of the job of a mathematics teacher as 'how to formulate instructional objectives', 'what learning experience is necessary', and 'how instructional effects and nurturant effects can be injected to pupils." (jacket)

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