A New Way of Teaching

1996 ◽  
Vol 178 (1) ◽  
pp. 49-59 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fernand J. Prevost
Keyword(s):  
Mathematics Education ◽  
Education Reform ◽  
Classroom Discourse ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
National Curriculum ◽  
And Mathematics ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
Change Task ◽  
Analysis Of Teaching ◽  
Present Understanding

A new view of teaching is emerging from the work of the constructivists and mathematics education reform leaders. In particular, we examine here four aspects of teaching that must change: task selection, guidance of classroom discourse, setting the learning environment, and the analysis of teaching and learning. Several national curriculum projects are working to effect these changes and examples of their work are provided. This work has motivated individual teachers to similarly design investigations that engage students in the study of significant mathematics, and two examples are included. Assessment must also change and students must learn to become less dependent on “authority” for the correctness of answers. Finally, our present understanding of constructivism and its implications for teaching/learning must not be static; though that view now may be at the center, we must listen to those who are on the edges and expect to be changed again and again in the years ahead.

scholarly journals Problematizing teaching and learning mathematics as “given” in STEM education

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yeping Li ◽  
Alan H. Schoenfeld
Keyword(s):  
Mathematics Education ◽  
Stem Education ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Science Technology ◽  
Teaching And Learning Mathematics ◽  
Learning Mathematics ◽  
Alternative Approach ◽  
And Mathematics ◽  
Scientific Engineering

AbstractMathematics is fundamental for many professions, especially science, technology, and engineering. Yet, mathematics is often perceived as difficult and many students leave disciplines in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) as a result, closing doors to scientific, engineering, and technological careers. In this editorial, we argue that how mathematics is traditionally viewed as “given” or “fixed” for students’ expected acquisition alienates many students and needs to be problematized. We propose an alternative approach to changes in mathematics education and show how the alternative also applies to STEM education.

Enhancing ICT Application in Science and Mathematics Education

2010 ◽  
pp. 142-164
Author(s):  
Suan Yoong ◽  
Lee Yuen Lew
Keyword(s):  
Mathematics Education ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Information Communication ◽  
Good Practices ◽  
Current Trends ◽  
Current Thinking ◽  
Emerging Issues ◽  
Key Features ◽  
Ict Infrastructure ◽  
And Mathematics

This chapter reviews the Malaysian experience in implementing the Smart School Flagship initiatives, notably in the implementation of information communication technology (ICT) application in science and mathematics education. From a macro perspective, this chapter takes stock of the achievements of the Smart School Flagship in enabling ICT infrastructure and Internet connectivity in Malaysian schools. It attempts to appraise current trends and practice, clarifies emerging issues or challenges that schools face in trying to improve the ways in which ICT is applied to enhance teaching and learning, and identifies promising good practices so that general lessons may be drawn that are of interests to Malaysia and other countries. It does not claim to comprehensively cover every aspect of the initiatives but aims to contribute to current thinking about this topic by presenting a practical and pragmatic evaluation of some of its key features.

Implementing The Professional Standards for Teaching Mathematics: Linking Teaching, Learning, and Assessment

1994 ◽  
Vol 41 (9) ◽  
pp. 550-552
Author(s):  
Jeane M. Joyner
Keyword(s):  
Learning Environment ◽  
Mathematical Knowledge ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Professional Standards ◽  
Teaching Mathematics ◽  
Other Information ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
Analysis Of Teaching

The sixth standard in the Professional Standards for Teaching Mathematics (NCTM 1991) focuses on analyzing and interconnecting teaching and learning. The standard calls for the analysis of teaching and learning to be ongoing by “[o]bserving, listening to, and gathering other information about students to assess what they are learning.” Teachers examine the “[e]ffects of the tasks, discourse, and learning environment on students' mathematical knowledge, skills, and dispositions.”

scholarly journals THE IMPLEMENTATION OF SCHOOL MATHEMATICS TEACHING LEARNING IN IMMANUEL BONANG

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 242
Author(s):  
Oce Datu Appulembang ◽  
Kurnia Putri-Sepdikasari Dirgantoro ◽  
Jacob Stevy Seleky
Keyword(s):  
Mathematics Teaching ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Teaching Experience ◽  
School Mathematics ◽  
After School ◽  
Learning Center ◽  
Education Students ◽  
Practice Teaching ◽  
And Mathematics ◽  
Teaching Learning

<p><em>Guidance and assistance in learning are necessary for every child, whether it is for the students who have attended school or not. Most of the parents who live in the Bonang area can not fulfill this activity. Parents who have not be able to accompany their children in learning after school are caused several factors, namely cognitive inability of parents, the busyness of parents in work, and the inability of parents economically to send their children to learning center, and some are even do not trust some learning center. Mathematics education students are prepared in the field of school mathematics teaching and learning expertise. For them, this activity is a valuable opportunity to gain teaching experience, as well as learning to implement the theories that have been learned, both in terms of pedagogy and mathematics. The purpose of this community is as a place to synchronize students’ need to implement their learning practices with the needs of schoolchildren</em> <em>around Bonang. The activity is in the form of assistance at one of the residents’ houses in Bonang. The benefits of this assistance activity are felt by all parties, schoolchildren</em> <em>as learning participants receive learning guidance in terms of cognitive and character, parents who are assisted and feel happy to see children's development in education, and the tutors can directly learn to implement knowledge and practice teaching.</em></p><p><strong>ABSTRACT (INDONESIAN):</strong> Bimbingan dan pendampingan belajar diperlukan oleh setiap anak, baik yang bersekolah maupun yang tidak bersekolah. Kegiatan tersebut belum dapat dipenuhi oleh sebagian besar orang tua yang berdomisili di daerah Bonang. Orang tua yang belum dapat mendampingi anak-anaknya dalam belajar sepulang sekolah disebabkan oleh beberapa faktor yaitu ketidakmampuan orang tua secara kognitif, kesibukan orang tua dalam bekerja dan ketidakmampuan orang tua secara ekonomi untuk mengikutsertakan anaknya di dalam bimbingan belajar yang bersifat komersial, bahkan ada yang kurang percaya pada bimbingan belajar tertentu. Mahasiswa pendidikan matematika dipersiapkan pada bidang keahlian belajar mengajar matematika sekolah. Bagi mahasiswa, kegiatan tersebut merupakan kesempatan yang berharga untuk mendapatkan pengalaman mengajar, sekaligus belajar untuk mengimplementasikan teori yang sudah dipelajari, baik dari segi pedagogy maupun keilmuan matematika. Tujuan dari kegiatan ini adalah sebagai wadah untuk mensinkronisasikan kebutuhan mahasiswa untuk mengimplementasikan praktik pembelajaran mereka dengan kebutuhan anak sekolah di sekitar Bonang. Adapun kegiatan bimbingan belajar tersebut diselenggarakan di rumah salah satu warga di Bonang. Manfaat kegiatan bimbingan belajar ini dirasakan oleh semua pihak, anak-anak sekolah sebagai peserta belajar mendapatkan bimbingan belajar dari segi koginitif dan karakter, orangtua yang terbantukan dan merasa bahagia melihat perkembangan anak dalam pendidikan dan mahasiswa pendidikan matematika yang menjadi tutor dapat secara langsung belajar mengimplementasikan ilmu dan praktek mengajarnya.</p>

scholarly journals Vertentes da pesquisa brasileira sobre a metodologia de jogos nos processos de ensino e de aprendizagem de Matemática nos anais do ENEM

Revemop ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
pp. e202016
Author(s):  
Jean Carlos Lemes ◽  
Flávia Sueli Fabiani Marcatto
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Mathematics Education ◽  
Social Relations ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Educational Games ◽  
Mathematical Concepts ◽  
National Meeting ◽  
Documentary Analysis ◽  
Qualitative Nature ◽  
Teaching Learning

Nesse artigo, apresentamos um mapeamento realizado nos anais do Encontro Nacional de Educação Matemática (ENEM), no período de 2001 a 2016, que se propôs a investigar o uso de jogos no ensino-aprendizagem de Matemática. Selecionamos e organizamos os trabalhos de acordo com a identificação de temáticas convergentes e divergentes, nas Comunicações Científicas (CC) e Relatos de Experiência (RE). A pesquisa é de natureza qualitativa e apoiou-se na análise documental. Observamos que a metodologia de jogos auxilia a ludicidade, a motivação e o interesse dos alunos, procura desenvolver e significar conceitos matemáticos. Essa abordagem pode favorecer o uso da linguagem e a formação de relações sociais a partir de uma perspectiva metodológica que incentive o pensamento crítico, a investigação, a elaboração de estratégias e a reflexão sobre o erro.Palavras-chave: Aprendizagem matemática. Jogos didáticos. Educação Matemática.Strands of brazilian research on the methodology of games in the teaching and learning of Mathematics in ENEM proceedings In this article we present a mapping carried out in the proceedings of the National Meeting on Mathematics Education (ENEM), from 2001 to 2016, which proposed to investigate the use of games in the teaching-learning of mathematics. We selected and organized the work according to the identification of convergent and divergent themes, in Scientific Communications (CC) and Experience Reports (RE). The research has a qualitative nature and is based on documentary analysis.  We observed that the methodology of games helps the playfulness, motivation and interest of students, seeks to develop and mean mathematical concepts. This approach can favor the use of language and the formation of social relations from a methodological perspective that encourages critical thinking, research, the development of strategies and reflection on error.Keywords: Mathematical learning. Educational games. Mathematics Education.Vertientes de la investigación brasileña sobre la metodología de juegos en la enseñanza y aprendizaje de Matemáticas en actas de ENEM En este artículo presentamos un mapeo realizado en actas del Encuentro Nacional de Educación Matemática (ENEM), de 2001 a 2016, que objetiva investigar el uso de los juegos en la enseñanza-aprendizaje de las matemáticas. Para eso seleccionamos y organizamos el trabajo de acuerdo con la identificación de temas convergentes y divergentes, en Comunicaciones Científicas (CC) e Informes de Experiencia (RE). La investigación es de naturaleza cualitativa y se basa en el análisis documental.  Observamos que la metodología de los juegos ayuda a la lúdica, la motivación y el interés de los alumnos, busca desarrollar y significar conceptos matemáticos. Este enfoque puede favorecer el uso del lenguaje y la formación de relaciones sociales desde una perspectiva metodológica que fomente el pensamiento crítico, la investigación, el desarrollo de estrategias y la reflexión sobre el error.Palavras chave: Aprendizaje matemático. Juegos didácticos. Educación Matemática.

Mathematics Education

2012 ◽  
pp. 60-89 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giovannina Albano
Keyword(s):  
Mathematics Education ◽  
Peer Assessment ◽  
Active Role ◽  
Learning Objects ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Domain Specific ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Learning Platforms ◽  
And Mathematics ◽  
Teaching Learning

This chapter is concerned with the integration of research in mathematics education and e-learning. Its main aim is to provide a perspective on the teaching/learning opportunities offered by e-learning platforms in a blended learning setting, as experienced at the Universities of Salerno and of Piemonte Orientale. Two types of teaching actions have been set above all: a) tailored units of learning, which have required the design/implementation of a huge pool of learning objects, according to domain-specific guidelines from mathematics education research and to various educational parameters from e-learning research; b) cooperative or individual teacher-driven learning activities together with various practice for self or peer assessment, which have been designed according both to e-learning and mathematics pedagogies based on the active role of the learner, the interaction with tutors and peers, and the importance of critical thinking and communication skills. Finally some feedback from students is reported, and some opportunities for future research are outlined.

Improving the Acceptability of Teacher Assessment for Accountability Purposes - Some Proposals within an English System

CADMO ◽  
2009 ◽  
pp. 39-53
Author(s):  
Sarah Maughan
Keyword(s):  
Education Reform ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
National Curriculum ◽  
Teacher Assessment ◽  
Test Results ◽  
High Stakes ◽  
Accountability System ◽  
The World ◽  
English System ◽  
Over Time

- The National Curriculum was introduced in England after the Education Reform Act of 1988. The compulsory curriculum is made up of four key stages, and until very recently there have been high stakes assessment at the end of each stage. Over time additional tests and examinations were added to the system leading to English children being some of the most tested in the world. In parallel to this, the use of test results to hold schools and teachers to account has emerged as one of the key purposes of the tests and examinations. This article describes the use of the results for accountability purposes, and the ever increasing criticism of this due to the distorting effects it has on teaching and learning. A number of recent changes to the system, in response to the criticisms, mean that test results are no longer available at all the stages to meet the accountability purpose. The article discusses whether the teacher assessment that has been proposed as a replacement could be used for accountability purposes in such a high stakes system, or whether the accountability system will be forced to change.

The Portrayal of Parents in the School Mathematics Reform Literature: Locating the Context for Parental Involvement

1998 ◽  
Vol 29 (5) ◽  
pp. 555-582
Author(s):  
Dominic D. Peressini
Keyword(s):  
Mathematics Education ◽  
Parental Involvement ◽  
Education Reform ◽  
Research Agenda ◽  
School Mathematics ◽  
Mathematics Reform ◽  
Mathematics Educators ◽  
And Mathematics

In this article, using reform recommendations that call for parental involvement as a springboard, I provide an analysis of the positioning of parents in the school mathematics reform literature. Employing Foucault's (1980) conception of “regimes of truth,” I demonstrate how the literature has created the accepted discourse for mathematics education reform. I then argue that the professionalization of teachers has distanced parents from schools and led to conflict between parents and mathematics educators and that to reconcile this conflict, ways in which parents can be included in mathematics education must be considered. It is essential first, however, to understand issues central to involving parents in mathematics education. A research agenda for parental involvement in mathematics education is presented.

Two Generations of Feminist Thinking

1992 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 79-83
Author(s):  
Laurie E. Hart
Keyword(s):  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Ways Of Knowing ◽  
Feminist Perspective ◽  
Adult Women ◽  
Research And Practice ◽  
Three Generations ◽  
Two Generations ◽  
And Mathematics ◽  
Teaching Instruction ◽  
Analysis Of Teaching

How can we expand the perspectives used to examine issues of gender and mathematics? Writings from a feminist viewpoint (e.g., Belenky, Clinchy, Goldberger, & Tarule, 1986; Noddings, 1 990) may be helpful in fostering this expansion. Belenky et al. studied adult women to understand “women's ways of knowing”; on the basis of their data they provide a provocative analysis of teaching and learning for women. They found that “connected teaching” (instruction that uses the “midwife” model rather than the more typical “banking” model [Freire, 1971]) facilitated the learning of women. Noddings has also critiqued research and practice in education from a feminist perspective. She discussed three generations of feminism.

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