When Numbers Had Personalities

Autor/in	Robinson, James
Titel	When Numbers Had Personalities
Quelle	In: Mathematics Teaching, (2003) 185, S.19-21 (3 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0025-5785
Schlagwörter	Mathematics Instruction; Student Participation; Learning Strategies; Incentives; Student Motivation; Student Attitudes; Numbers; Mathematical Concepts; Numeracy + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Mathematics lessons; Mathematikunterricht; Schülermitarbeit; Schülermitwirkung; Studentische Mitbestimmung; Learning methode; Learning techniques; Lernmethode; Lernstrategie; Anreiz; Schulische Motivation; Schülerverhalten; Zahlenraum; Rechenkompetenz
Abstract	Mathematics is not only taught because it is useful. It should be a source of delight and wonder, offering pupils intellectual excitement and an appreciation of its essential creativity. In this article, the author discusses four basic principles that he currently believes: (1) All children can do mathematics; (2) Active participation is required for learning to take place; (3) Tasks which are self-engaging, are the most valuable; and (4) Extrinsic rewards are unnecessary. He also presents an account of a lesson where he demonstrated mathematics in a different context to his two Y7 classes, in the hope of changing their perception of mathematics and to make mathematics more personal to them. The task involved the use of plays to engage with numbers and operations--to personalise the abstract. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10