Using Mancala in the Mathematics Classroom

Autor/inn/en	de Voogt, Alex; Rougetet, Lisa; Epstein, Nathan
Titel	Using Mancala in the Mathematics Classroom
Quelle	In: Mathematics Teacher, 112 (2018) 1, S.14-21 (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0025-5769
Schlagwörter	Educational Games; Mathematics Instruction; Secondary School Mathematics; High Schools; Mathematical Concepts; Concept Formation; College Mathematics + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Educational game; Lernspiel; Mathematics lessons; Mathematikunterricht; High school; Oberschule; Concept learning; Begriffsbildung
Abstract	Some research has suggested the use of mancala games in mathematics education. The immediate concepts associated with playing mancala games have been limited to counting as well as addition and subtraction, so the potential of mancala has remained limited to primary school education. This proposed adaptation of a mancala game allows for teaching elementary concepts of combinatorial game theory, discrete mathematics, and search algorithms. Such topics are commonly--although not exclusively--reserved for university teaching, and the material is designed in such a way that questions can be made either more or less complicated or labor intensive, depending on the needs of the teacher. The purpose of the material is to allow these advanced topics to be taught in the upper grades of high school. This way, mancala provides an early entry to a specialized research field, something for which board games appear uniquely suited. (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. 1906 Association Drive, Reston, VA 20191. Tel: 800-235-7566; Tel: 703-620-9840; Fax: 703-476-2570; e-mail: NCTM@nctm.org; Web site: http://www.nctm.org/publications/mathematics-teacher/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01