scholarly journals Improve the Quality of College Mathematics Teaching by Flipping the Classroom

2018 ◽  
Vol 439 ◽  
pp. 032025
Author(s):  
Zhang Ru ◽  
Jia YaChao ◽  
Tang XianFang
Keyword(s):  
Mathematics Teaching ◽  
College Mathematics

Thanks from the Editorial Panel: May 2006

2006 ◽  
Vol 11 (9) ◽  
pp. 444-445
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
Mathematics Teaching ◽  
Mathematics Educators

The quality of Mathematics Teaching in The Middle School (MTMS) very much depends on the voluntary efforts of many mathematics educators. The journal has profited from the experience of those who have served as members of the Editorial Panel and as editors, reviewers, and referees during the 2005–2006 volume year of MTMS.

The Analysis on the Way of Integrating the Ideological and Political Education into the Teaching Mode of Higher Mathematics Courses

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 124
Author(s):  
Jianxiang Li
Keyword(s):  
Mathematics Teaching ◽  
Teaching Practice ◽  
Positive Function ◽  
Quality Education ◽  
Ideological And Political Education ◽  
Political Education ◽  
Practical Skills ◽  
Teaching Mode ◽  
Mathematics Courses

Under the background of quality education, it not only emphasizes training more professional and technical talents, improving their knowledge and practical skills, but also paying attention to the moral, intellectual, physical, aesthetic and labor aspects to improve the overall quality of college students. Therefore, the integration of ideological and political courses into relevant courses of teaching practice is an issue that is being actively explored and practiced in colleges and universities at present. In terms of the integration of the ideological and political education and higher mathematics courses, it is also of great significance. This paper mainly introduces the positive function of the integration of the ideological and political education into higher mathematics courses and explores the effective countermeasures of the integration of the ideological and political education into higher mathematics teaching.

Analyzing the Determinants of Teachers’ Mathematics Teaching Competencies in Upper Primary Phase: Evidence from Namibia

2015 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 35-47 ◽  
Author(s):  
Geoffrey Nambira
Keyword(s):  
Mathematics Teachers ◽  
Mathematics Teaching ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Teaching Experience ◽  
Primary Phase ◽  
Teaching Mathematics ◽  
Teaching Materials ◽  
Teaching Competencies ◽  
Training Programmes

The purpose of this study was to assess the extent to which predictors of teachers’ competencies in teaching mathematics predict the outcomes of mathematics performance among learners at upper primary phase. The determinants were namely gender, teaching experience, region, qualification, and fields of study exert effect on teachers’ competencies in lesson planning and preparation, assessment and evaluation of learners, lesson delivery, the use of teaching strategies, the quality of homework, and the availability of teaching materials. The generic understanding of the impacts of predictors of teaching competencies on learners’ performance significantly informs the development of training programmes components, and teaching and learning processes across the schooling system. Shulman’s theory of teacher content and pedagogical knowledge underpinned the study. The study comprised of holistic samples of 117 mathematics teachers at upper primary phase teachers from 39 schools. The selection of three schools from each region followed three criteria, namely outstanding, moderate, and lower performances in Grade 10 examination. Data is collected from classroom observation and analysis of relevant documents. The findings show that predictor variables such as gender, teacher qualification, teaching experience, field of study, and region exerted effects on the way teachers plan and prepare the lesson, deliver the lesson, assess and evaluate learners, use the teaching materials, and the quality of work. Teachers who specialized in mathematics were more competent in mathematics teaching. The results presuppose that predictors of teachers’ competencies in teaching mathematics are essential for improving teaching and learning of mathematics in schools. The outcome of this study is beneficial to education officials who are directly responsible for coordinating the teaching of mathematics in schools and the allocation of teaching subjects, particularly mathematics. The findings showed that a number of teachers were not trained mathematics. This was an indication of the existing shortage of mathematics teachers in schools nationally. Untrained mathematics teachers negatively influenced learners’ performance. These outcomes implied that education planners at the national, regional and district levels should set up strategies on how to increase the production of mathematics teachers nationally in order to meet the demand of such teachers in schools.

scholarly journals Conceptual Knowledge OR Procedural Knowledge or Conceptual Knowledge AND Procedural Knowledge: Why the Conjunction is Important to Teachers

2021 ◽  
Vol 46 (2) ◽  
pp. 57-71
Author(s):  
Derek Hurrell ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Mathematics Teaching ◽  
Conceptual Knowledge ◽  
Teacher Educators ◽  
Procedural Knowledge ◽  
Insight Into

The terms conceptual knowledge and procedural knowledge are often used by teachers and never more so than when discussing how teachers teach, and children learn mathematics. This paper will look at literature regarding conceptual and procedural knowledge and their place in the classroom, to offer teachers and teacher educators’ advice on some of the more pressing issues and understandings around them. A thorough synthesis of extant and seminal literature will provide advice to teachers and teacher educators on how a deeper insight into conceptual and procedural knowledge could improve the quality of mathematics teaching.

scholarly journals Quality Evaluation Method of a Mathematics Teaching Model Reform Based on an Improved Genetic Algorithm

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Yun Yang
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Algorithm ◽  
Mathematics Teaching ◽  
Quality Evaluation ◽  
Evaluation Method ◽  
Teaching Quality ◽  
Teaching Model ◽  
College Mathematics ◽  
Improved Genetic Algorithm ◽  
Training Process ◽  
Convolutional Network

The poor comprehensiveness of the evaluation indexes of quality evaluation methods for the traditional college mathematics teaching model reform results in low accuracy of the evaluation outcomes. In this paper, aiming at this problem, a quality evaluation method for the college mathematics teaching model reform, based on the genetic algorithm, is proposed. The simulated annealing algorithm uses the weighted comprehensive objective evaluation multiobjective optimization effect that can effectively improve the accuracy of the evaluation results. In the training process, the gradient descent back-propagation training method is used to obtain new weights for the quality evaluation of college mathematics teaching mode reforms and to score various indicators and evaluate the indicators. The mean value of the outcomes is the result of mathematics teaching quality evaluation. The experimental results show that the training error of the convolutional network of the proposed method is significantly small. Based on the genetic algorithm that improves the convolutional network training process, the obtained quality evaluation outcomes are higher in accuracy, better in goodness of fitness function, and considerably lower than other state-of-the-art methods. We observed that the improved genetic algorithm has a more than 90% goodness of fit and the error is significantly lower, that is, 0.01 to 0.04, than the classical genetic algorithm.

scholarly journals Forms of applıcatıon of algorıthms ın school mathematıcs teachıng

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 (2 (135)) ◽  
pp. 7-12
Author(s):  
Kamala Yunis
Keyword(s):  
Problem Solving ◽  
Computer Technology ◽  
Mathematics Teaching ◽  
Numerical Data ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
The Third ◽  
Theoretical Structure ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Integrated Mathematics

As for the qualitative definition of the theoretical structure of the concept of algorithm, obtained by building a system of its study on the basis of component analysis in the article, it should be completed by studying the types of algorithmic processes. Three common types of such processes (linear, branching and recursive) play a slightly different role here. The first two types are somewhat simple, as we tried to show in Example 1, it would be natural to use them in the study of the components of the algorithm. Recursive processes can be applied to the play of already separated concepts. There are plenty of examples in various sections of Algebra, such as the "sequences" section, in particular. Finding the approximate value of an expression using the Heron formula can be a good example of recursive processes. The purpose of the research is to develop a methodological system that identifies opportunities to improve the quality of integrated mathematics teaching in V-IX grades and connect it with computer technology as well as identifies ways to apply it in the learning process. Textbooks often show the performance of a particular action on a few specific examples. We come across different situations here. Sometimes the rule is stated after the solution of the work, and sometimes the work is considered after the expression of the rule. The third case is possible, there is no definition of the rule in the textbook, but specific examples of the application of the formed algorithm are considered. This is quite common in school textbooks, especially when considering complex algorithms. In such cases, it is accepted to call the solutions of the studies as examples. The sample solution must meet certain requirements. Let's separate some of them from the point of view of the formed algorithm: the most characteristic cases of the considered type of problem should be considered; numerical data should be selected in such a way that the necessary calculations can be performed orally in order to draw students' attention to the sequence of elementary operations that make up the steps of the formed algorithm. If the problem-solving example meets these requirements, then the type of problem assigned to it can be considered as an algorithm for solving the problem. If, depending on the initial data, there are several fundamentally different cases of problem solving, it is necessary to consider examples of problem solving for each such case.

scholarly journals THE IMPORTANCE OF NATURAL SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS TEACHERS COLLABORATION

2014 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 4-6
Author(s):  
Vincentas Lamanauskas
Keyword(s):  
Science Education ◽  
Science Teachers ◽  
Mathematics Teachers ◽  
Natural Science ◽  
Mathematics Teaching ◽  
And Mathematics ◽  
Natural Science Education ◽  
Science And Mathematics Teachers ◽  
Mathematics And Science

It is obvious, that collaboration plays an increasing role among science and mathematics teachers. It is quite useful if different ideas on science and mathematics teaching are shared among teachers. Teachers have better opportunities to experience collaboration. The collaborative process supports the transdisciplinarity of science and mathematics teaching. Teachers are able to develop an understanding of how mathematics and science concepts can be taught in creative, playful and effective way. The project MaT²SMc is implemented in the frame of EU Lifelong Learning Programme. The main idea of the project is to find a way to increase students' motivation to learn in the key subjects mathematics and science. From one side, mathematics teachers should understand that there is a meaningful and realistic context to use mathematics. From the other side, science teachers should understand that the mathematics competences required for more effective science teaching and learning. In such a context the collaboration of science and mathematics teachers is very relevant. Currently it is obvious that mathematics and natural science teachers‘ collaboration on integration purposes at school is limited by some factors. Collaboration of mathematics and natural science teachers should be expanded, for this purpose, it is necessary to create all necessary conditions and didactic providing (support). It is obvious, that collaboration of mathematics and science teachers is important for improvement of quality of natural science education. Key words: collaboration, quality of natural science education, science and mathematics teaching.

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