Thinking in Action and Beyond

Author(s):  
Terezinha Nunes

Before children learn to use language, they learn about the world in action and by imitation. This learning provides the basis for language acquisition. Learning by imitation and thinking in action continue to be significant throughout life. Mathematical concepts are grounded in children’s schemas of action, which are action patterns that represent a logical organization that can be applied to different objects. This chapter describes some of the conditions that allow deaf or hard-of-hearing (DHH) children to learn by imitation and use schemas of action successfully to solve mathematical problems. Three examples of concepts that can be taught by observation and thinking in action are presented: the inverse relation between addition and subtraction, the concepts necessary for learning to write numbers, and multiplicative reasoning. There is sufficient knowledge for the use of teaching approaches that can prevent DHH children from falling behind before they start school.

2016 ◽  
Vol 23 (5) ◽  
pp. 282-283
Author(s):  
James Russo ◽  
Toby Russo

Math by the Month features collections of short activities focused on a monthly theme. These articles aim for an inquiry or problem-solving orientation that includes four activities each for grade bands K–2, 3–4, and 5–6. In this issue, teachers read the classic Dr. Seuss book The Sneetches and other stories with their class and get students to engage with these associated mathematical problems. The problems, many of which are open-ended or contain multiple solutions or solution pathways, cover a range of mathematical concepts.


2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Adrián Fuentes-Luque ◽  
Pabsi Livmar González-Irizarry

Even though Audiovisual Translation (AVT) is growing and flourishing throughout the world, it is practically unheard-of in the Caribbean, where accessibility faces an even bleaker existence. The circumstances of the deaf and hard of hearing (also referred to as D/deaf) are no less alarming: social barriers and exclusion are widespread. This paper emphasizes the need to make subtitles accessible in the Spanish-speaking Caribbean, specifically on the islands of Puerto Rico, Cuba, and the Dominican Republic, and underscores the challenges faced by the D/deaf communities on each island. Our research focuses on issues like AVT laws and regulations, the habits of viewers of audiovisual (AV) products, and literacy and limitations on each island. This paper also examines the different types of D/deaf audiovisual consumers in the Spanish-speaking Caribbean and the difficulties each community faces when accessing media and entertainment. Our research reveals the current state of AVT accessibility in this region and provides a foundation for influencing legislators to begin enforcing AVT regulations and drafting SDH guidelines.


Author(s):  
A.K. Alpusov ◽  
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A.B. Кokazhaevа ◽  

The article discusses examples of solving exponential inequalities by the inverse action method, as well as a rationalization method that simplifies the solution of exponential inequalities. The purpose of considering these methods is the development of logical thinking in solving mathematical problems. When solving problems, you need good knowledge of theoretical material and the ability to use it, mastery of general approaches to solving problems, and experience in solving exponential inequalities. The process of solving significant inequalities develops creative activity and shapes logical thinking. Logical thinking develops in students the skills of critical perception of the world around them, the desire to understand the causes and essence of the most diverse concepts and phenomena, contributes to academic success.


2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-24
Author(s):  
Binod Prasad Pant

I solved many mathematical problems till today - countless academic problems inside the classroom, and a few pragmatic problems outside. At the beginning of my teaching career, I spent significant time convincing my students that mathematics teaching is an algorithmic problem solving of routine mathematical items to get the correct answers. Afterwards, I slowly took a shift from doing mathematics to teaching mathematics, identifying lots of tricks, tips and techniques. I spent more than a decade to train myself with better techniques to become a better mathematics teacher seeking better achievements of students in written tests. Later on, I engaged myself as a math learner and sought the significance of the methods I employed to teach the mathematical concepts, relation, and logics. I am now at the crossroads of searching better alternatives that help students learn mathematics in a meaningful way. I frequently ask myself why I am teaching mathematics. What does a good mathematics teacher mean? What we do is largely guided by what we believe. Questioning on the widely accepted assumptions, examining the deep-rooted beliefs for the positive shift, and highlighting the epiphanies of my professional life could be very essential on becoming a transformative teacher. In this paper, I portray my narratives as a student and as a mathematics teacher to explain my shift towards becoming a transformative teacher. Through my verisimilitude narratives, I invite readers to examine their beliefs and practices on teaching mathematics, and envisage for better alternatives being aware of their limitations and contexts.


2001 ◽  
Vol 94 (7) ◽  
pp. 566-574
Author(s):  
Elizabeth George Bremigan

Reasoning with visual representations is an important component in solving many mathematical problems and in understanding many mathematical concepts and procedures. Students at all levels of mathematics frequently encounter visual representations—for example, diagrams, figures, and graphs—in discussions of mathematical ideas, in mathematics textbooks, and on tests. Teachers often use visual representations in the classroom when they present a mathematical problem, explain a problem's solution, or illustrate a mathematical concept. Although they frequently encounter and use visual representations in the mathematics classroom, neither teachers nor students may explicitly recognize the power of reasoning with visual representations or the potential for misconceptions that can arise from their use.


2018 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 226-227
Author(s):  
Luke Boes ◽  
Haley Stath ◽  
Amber Simpson

Imagine spending a night in the Amazon rain forest; scuba diving at Barracuda Point off the coast of Sipadan Island, Malaysia; or bird watching in Cape May Point State Park, New Jersey. Just think of all the different animals you would see! Animals can be an intriguing topic for students. Showing students how mathematical concepts are related to wildlife can be a great way to get them excited about problem solving and a way to pique and hold their interest.


Author(s):  
Juan Villagómez-Méndez ◽  
Miguel Apolonio Herrera-Miranda ◽  
Israel Herrera-Miranda ◽  
Jorge Antonio Castillo-Medina

The present work proposes the design of mathematical problems, which allow the adequate understanding of mathematical concepts of probability for its correct interpretation and later application in the resolution of probabilistic problems. For the development of this work we rely on the theory of didactic situations of Brousseau (1997) and Sadovsky (2005). We believe that new materials and didactic models of this type have great educational potential because they encourage the analysis and understanding of various probability problems (Panizza, 2003). Accurate communication between teachers and students in the approach, interpretation, resolution, and testing of probability problems is of vital importance. The software used for this purpose is the MATHEMATICA program, a tool that facilitates the writing of formulas and calculations, as well as the construction of graphs, through a friendly interface, facilitating the self-taught work of the student and encouraging the development of analysis skills and problem solving. We believe that these materials will contribute to the teaching and learning processes of probability at higher education levels.


2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (6) ◽  
pp. 1079
Author(s):  
Nur Hasanah ◽  
Devi Yuliani ◽  
Eva Dwi Minarti ◽  
Euis Eti Rohaeti

The ability of mathematical connections is an essential skill that must be mastered by high school students, as it will help master understanding of meaningful concepts and help solve mathematical problems through the interrelationship between mathematical concepts and between mathematical concepts and concepts in other disciplines even with applications in real-life students. This study aims to examine the ability of mathematical connections of students in one junior high school in Bandung on Social Arithmetic materials. The method used in this study is descriptive qualitative, with the subject of research is 36 students of class VIII in one of the State Junior High School in Bandung. Instrument given in the form of description test as much as 3 problem each representing indicator ability and analyzed so that get data fulfillment indicator ability of mathematic connection. Based on the data analysis, the students 'mathematical connection ability is still low, so it is necessary to design the learning activities that can facilitate students' mathematical connection ability.


Author(s):  
Veridiana Rezende ◽  
Fábio Alexandre Borges

O ensino de Matemática nos Anos Iniciais vem ganhando espaço cada vez maior de discussões, com destaque para as pesquisas em Educação Matemática. Dentre tais pesquisas, temos as contribuições de Gérard Vergnaud acerca do campo conceitual aditivo. Neste texto, apresentamos uma investigação com a qual objetivamos analisar as estratégias de acadêmicos formandos em Pedagogia, quando deparados com uma proposta de resolução de problemas do campo conceitual aditivo. A pesquisa foi desenvolvida em duas etapas: na primeira, acadêmicos do 2º ano do curso de Licenciatura em Matemática de uma universidade pública do Estado do Paraná formularam problemas que contemplavam as diferentes estruturas relacionadas às operações de adição e subtração abordadas por Vergnaud; na segunda, os problemas foram propostos e resolvidos por acadêmicos do 4º ano do curso de Pedagogia da mesma instituição. Nossa análise das resoluções indica que, em geral, não houve dificuldades maiores em relação às diferentes classes de situações propostas por Vergnaud. Por outro lado, pudemos verificar outras incoerências relacionadas ao valor posicional, contagem, uso da operação inversa, uso incorreto da vírgula em operações com números decimais, ausência de notações matemáticas (sinais de adição, subtração etc.), dentre outros. Consideramos, com isso, o fato de que estes futuros professores de Matemática nos Anos Iniciais não participam de discussões em sua formação inicial acerca de problemas matemáticos que contemplam as diferentes situações e conceitos presentes no campo das estruturas aditivas.  The teaching of Mathematics in the Early Years has been gaining an increasing space of discussions, with emphasis on research in Mathematics Education. Among such researches we have the contributions of Gérard Vergnaud on the additive conceptual field. In this text, we present an investigation with which we aim to analyze the strategies of academic graduates in Pedagogy, when faced with a proposal to solve problems of the additive conceptual field. The research was developed in two stages: first, academics of the 2nd year of the Degree in Mathematics of a public university of the State of Paraná formulated problems that contemplated the different structures related to the addition and subtraction operations addressed by Vergnaud; in the second, the problems were proposed and solved by academics of the 4th year of the Pedagogy course of the same institution. Our analysis of the resolutions indicates that, in general, there were no major difficulties in relation to the different classes of situations proposed by Vergnaud. On the other hand, we were able to verify other inconsistencies related to positional value, counting, use of the inverse operation, incorrect use of the comma in operations with decimal numbers, absence of mathematical notations (addition, subtraction, etc.), among others. We thus consider the fact that these future teachers of Mathematics in the Early Years do not participate in discussions in their initial formation about mathematical problems that contemplate the different situations and concepts present in the field of additive structures.


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