What connections are important to aid elementary children in learning mathematics?
First ideas within math itself are connected with one another: Students who learn about fractions, decimals and percentages in isolation from one another miss an important opportunity to see the connections among these ideas. (1/4 = .25 = 25%). A second important type of connection is between the symbols and procedures of math and conceptual ideas that the symbolism represents. (3 squared = 3x3, 9). A third type of connection is between math and the real world and other school subjects/ content. As students encounter problems from real-world contexts where math is a significant part of the solution, students come to recognize and value the utility and relevance of the subject.
No comments:
Post a Comment