The Beauty of Everyday Mathematics

Author(s):  
Norbert Herrmann
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2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeremiah (Remi) Kalir

This study reports upon design-based research that enacted mobile mathematics learning for preservice teachers across classroom, community, and online settings. The integration of mobile learning within mathematics teacher education is understudied, and it is necessary to better understand mobile technology affordances when locating disciplinary inquiry across settings. A curriculum module was designed to support preservice teachers’ participation in two mathematics education and mobile learning repertoires: a) mobile investigation of disciplinary concepts situated in community locations and circumstances, and b) mobile interpretation of connections between school and everyday mathematics. This exploratory case study analyzes three module iterations and identifies the qualities of preservice teachers’ cross-setting disciplinary connections. Reported mobile learning outcomes include connections preservice teachers produced among mathematics concepts, mathematical actions, and material objects, and also connections produced between school mathematics and everyday circumstances. Findings indicate preservice teachers established disciplinary connections when participating in commercial and civic activities relevant to their daily lives. Yet other mathematics concepts and practices were either seldom investigated, only vaguely described, or not representative of K-12 students’ interests and cultures. Design recommendations and implications are suggested for subsequent attempts at situating preservice teacher learning outside of the mathematics teacher education classroom and across multiple settings through mobile learning.


Author(s):  
The University of Chicago School Mathematics
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1990 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 28 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roy D. Pea ◽  
Jean Lave ◽  
Geoffrey B. Saxe
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1978 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 21-24
Author(s):  
Karen L. Tucker

We are all convinced that manipulative materials and concrete experiences are useful in teaching mathematics, and we have curricula which put this belief into action. We pretest and posttest, diagnose and prescribe; yet with all that, we may often miss the fun of everyday mathematics. We are so concerned with behavioral objectives for Unit 3, Lesson 2, at 1 o'clock, that we are not free to recognize the opportunities for mathematical learning and real enjoyment that arise for children in the kindergarten and primary grades in their daily art or dress-up activities.


1941 ◽  
Vol 34 (8) ◽  
pp. 368-369
Author(s):  
Raymond J. Mejdak

Probably the hardest thing for the teacher of Mathematics is to get the nonmathematical-minded pupils to think mathematically. The teacher of Algebra knows how difficult it is for pupils to transfer arithmetical thought into algebraic thought. Likewise the teacher of Geometry, in his attempt to develop a logical sequence of thought in the minds of pupils, encounters much difficulty. The teacher of Everyday Mathematics is not immune from similar trouble. The teachers of Mathematics are constantly endeavoring to instill into the mind of pupils the principles that make for the development of the powers of reasoning.


2014 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 279-307 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. G. Heck
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2000 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
pp. 277 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karen C. Fuson ◽  
William M. Carroll ◽  
Jane V. Drueck

2022 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 663-680
Author(s):  
Sandra Zulliger ◽  
Alois Buholzer ◽  
Merle Ruelmann

<p style="text-align: justify;">The positive effect of peer assessment and self-assessment strategies on learners' performance has been widely confirmed in experimental or quasi-experimental studies. However, whether peer and self-assessment within everyday mathematics teaching affect student learning and achievement, has rarely been studied. This study aimed to determine with what quality peer and self-assessment occur in everyday mathematics instruction and whether and which students benefit from it in terms of achievement and the learning process. Two lessons on division were video-recorded and rated to determine the quality of peer and self-assessment. Six hundred thirty-four students of fourth-grade primary school classes in German-speaking Switzerland participated in the study and completed a performance test on division. Multilevel analyses showed no general effect of the quality of peer or self-assessment on performance. However, high-quality self-assessment was beneficial for lower-performing students, who used a larger repertoire of calculation strategies, which helped them perform better. In conclusion, peer and self-assessment in real-life settings only have a small effect on the student performance in this Swiss study.</p>


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