MAKING MATHEMATICS LEARNING MEANINGFUL

Learning is meaningful when students _____________ what they learn and for what purpose they are learning.

• understand

• utilize

• analyze

• evaluate

It emphasizes the importance of taking the existing cognitive structure of the learner into account. In this view, meaningful learning emerges in the context of what the learner already knows.

• Sociocultural Approach

• Socio - constructivist Approach

• Cognitive Approach

• Affective Approach

In this approach, contexts are seen as everyday social situations that make sense to the learner and that invite him or her to engage in an active process of knowledge construction.

• Sociocultural Approach

• Socio - constructivist Approach

• Cognitive Approach

• Affective Approach

It defines ‘social learning’ in a more-radical way; they do not see learning merely as acquiring knowledge and skills, but as improving students’ participation in social practices.

• Sociocultural Approach

• Socio - constructivist Approach

• Cognitive Approach

• Affective Approach

A single concept is broken at least into two pieces

• Hands - on experience

• innovative tests

• through games

• Breaking concepts into small pieces

It is always good to teach the basic concepts using various materials or illustrations.

• Hands - on experience

• innovative tests

• through games

• Breaking concepts into small pieces

Teaching students to relax, not to get scared of math especially in taking tests

• Hands - on experience

• innovative tests

• through games

• Breaking concepts into small pieces

teaching Math in numerous ways in which it could be taught using fun activities

• Hands - on experience

• innovative tests

• through games

• Breaking concepts into small pieces