The concept of
teaching proves that teachers’ teaching performance is a factor affecting
students’ learning. Student’s success primarily relies on the hands of
teachers and so as the success of one nation.
Teaching mathematics is hard because most of the students perceived math as the most difficult subject. It requires a deep understanding of the mathematics involved
and how to create instructional contexts that lead students to engage with
mathematics in meaningful ways. Hence good teaching strategies is required in
the ways that would best facilitate their student’s development of mathematical
understanding.
Extensive knowledge of mathematics a teacher must have in order to confidently
explain concepts and processes to her students. This confidence boosts her
credibility and helps students trust in her ability to teach them what they
need to know.
Students learn in
different ways. To help students learn the concept, teacher must be responsible in providing multiple ways (e.g. graphs, diagrams, words, data, manipulative) to solve equations and problems and uses those alternate strategies to help struggling students grasp
difficult concepts. Teacher may also incorporate the use of technology. She let her students explore and enjoy math by extending it through technology. There are
lots of software application that may be used in delivering the lesson that
would help students figure out the topic. Some of these are Latex, Scilab, and Mathlab.
The best way to learn anything is to discover it by themselves by letting them learn guessing and proving.A teacher serves as a facilitator of learning, providing
students with the knowledge and tools to solve problems and then encouraging
students to solve them on their own. When students answer a problem
incorrectly, she does not allow them to quit. She encourages students to figure
out where they went wrong and to keep working at the problem until they get the
correct answer, providing support and guidance where needed. It is also effective to look out for such features of the problem at hand
as may be useful in solving problems to come-try to disclose the general
pattern that lies behind the present concrete situation.
It is also best to engage
students in working and learning together with others, typically in pair-wise group.
It is designed to engage students actively in the learning process through
inquiry and discussions with their classmates.
The teacher appreciates
and recognizes students effort in solving mathematics. This will help to
develop students’ self-esteem and will boost their confidence towards
mathematics.
It is best to know effective strategies that will
provide good math teaching in order to produce competent students who are
active in nation building and responsive to challenges of 21st
century.
Gladys P. Perez
Master of Science in Mathematics
University of Batangas
The author gives effective strategies in promoting mathematics education. Reality shows that not all students fond of learning mathematics, and this blog really help me as mathematics educator to provide good mathematics teaching. Thank you for the author of this blog. This can be a basis on how to teach effectively as it emphasizes the use of experiential learning. KUDOS!
ReplyDeleteThankyou Sir Zertie for appreciating my blog. May this help you educate young minds.
DeleteI want to commend the article for including the consideration of multiple intelligence in teaching. In this generation, students learn in different ways and they excel in different areas; the teacher should know it for him to know the appropriate approach that he has to use when teaching. Familiarity brings boredom-to avoid this issue, the teacher really make use of different strategies.
ReplyDeleteThe author also emphasizes the use of technology in teaching math and I think this implementation of it would help the students enjoy the subject matter. Good writing.
Thankyou Ms. Lealyn Titular. it is indeed that students learn in different ways and as a teacher we should also provide different ways, techniques and strategies on how to solve math equations and problems. It is also important to let them explore math by extending through technology. This may help students appreciate and enjoy math.
DeleteI must give the author a big hand. No need to have a very long blog with same explanations written. This short but amazing blog really persuade her knowledge about the topic. I hope that those teaching skills be apply in the future.
ReplyDeleteThankyou Ms. Kristine Joy Balbuena for appreaciating my blog. Yes, you are right that this must be applied in the future. As a Math educator, it is my job to provide good quality and also it will fulfill my goal as math educator to give my students the best quality of education they can have that may help them excel.
DeleteVery well said. And as a student, encouragement from the teachers will be one of the greatest motivations which can be used in helping us figure out even the hardest mathematical equation of life. ��
ReplyDeletethankyou Ms. Hiede. I agree on you that teachers encouragement to student is of big help to motivate student.It is indeed one factor that may help student embrace math as they develop their mathematical skills that can be applied in real life.
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