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Van Hiele Model Of Geometrical Thinking: What Are Our Students’ Learning Levels?
Do you notice students struggling with geometric proofs and theorems in higher grades and many of them rote learn these proofs and reproduce them in the exam without having a proper [...] -
Testing rote learning using textbook questions vs real learning using unfamiliar questions
It is often found that among students getting good grades in exams gets a higher priority over ensuring that they are learning with understanding. Teachers emphasise concepts and types [...] -
The Concrete–Pictorial–Abstract (CPA) Approach in Teaching Mathematics
“Any curriculum for primary mathematics must incorporate the progression from the concrete to the abstract and subsequently a need to appreciate the importance of abstraction in [...] -
Teachers’ Ability To Apply The Knowledge And Understanding Of Mathematical Ideas, Techniques And Procedures To Classroom And Real-world Situations
Maths is all around us. All our day-to-day activities like shopping, cooking, banking, etc. involve the application of Maths concepts. Maths is regarded as a very important subject in [...] -
Foundational Numeracy: The state of grade 4 and 5 government school students
A major policy change in Indian education after 34 years and the first educational policy of 21st century has been approved by the union cabinet on 29 July, 2020 through the National [...] -
Complex, unfamiliar and non-routine problem solving
While there is almost a consensus that the mathematics problems appropriate for the 21st century have to be complex, unfamiliar and non routine (CUN), most of the textbooks still [...]