“Teaching is more than transmitting knowledge; it’s about inspiring change. Learning is more than absorbing facts; it is gaining understanding.“ William Arthur Ward The links between the human sciences and mathematics learning are multiple and complex. The humanities, such as psychology, sociology and pedagogy, can influence the way individuals approach, understand and learn mathematics. In …
The Math&Move project is an initiative aimed at combining the learning of mathematics with physical activity. This initiative is the result of a collaboration between educators and physical activity specialists seeking to introduce a new way of learning and understanding mathematics. After extensive research, these specialists have highlighted the benefits of movement during learning. Initially, …
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Teaching maths through stories (oral or written) can be a powerful pedagogical tool to support children’s learning of mathematical concepts and apply their learning in an engaging context. Stories can be easily implemented into lessons, group work or interventions with plenty of benefits to offer in the learning process such as boosted engagement, developing vocabulary …
Mathematics is often presented and viewed as a demanding subject, but it can be exciting and fun when presented through play and movement. For 7- to 9-year-olds, combining math with play and activities can stimulate their curiosity, understanding, and facilitate the acquisition of math concepts. One way this can be achieved is through the use …
Unchanged for a long time, the notion of intelligence was confined to the IQ (intelligence quotient) test alone. This test, developed at the beginning of the 20th century, has served as a barometer for evaluating a person’s cognitive skills. Based on a score scale from 0 to 200, a ranking can be one of the …
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‘Learning by moving’ is not a new concept, but only very recently has a plethora of promising research on the subject been used to motivate teachers and parents to use this technique to improve the academic performance and engagement of children. Otherwise known as ‘kinaesthetic learning’, this technique mixes visual and auditory elements with movement, …
STEAM is a modern approach to knowledge, an interdisciplinary educational proposal that incorporates as its basic components Science(S), Technology(T), Engineering(E), Art(A) and Mathematics(M). The general idea of the modern concept of STEAM has its roots in pre-Socratic philosophical thought, where knowledge was not confined to fields, but it was a consequence of these sectors through …
Interactive teaching is a modern teaching system that strives to overcome the passivity of students and the absence of interaction in traditional teaching. The concept of interactive teaching implies a model according to which a certain topic or task is mastered through interaction between the participants of the lesson and through the process of interactive …
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For most of us, in a corner of our minds, hovers the memory of the stories our parents told us when we were little and what child has not been amazed, transported, attracted by these stories? (google photo gallery) Apart from transporting the child into the imagination, the benefits of this activity go far beyond …
For several decades, education research has been directed towards finding innovative and inclusive methods to make math learning more effective and fulfilling for a wide scope of pupils. Namely, experts are in agreement that the use of pupil-centred techniques for transmitting knowledge can succeed in instilling a love of learning numbers and math operations in …
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