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Mathematics articles for teachers and other educators. "Mathematics education is the study of practices and methods of both the teaching and learning of mathematics. Furthermore, mathematics educators are concerned with the development of tools that facilitate practice and/or the study of practice. Mathematics education has been a hotly debated subject in modern society. There is an ambiguity in the term for it refers both to these practices in classrooms around the world, but also to an emergent discipline with its own journals, conferences, etc." Source: Wikipedia.
by Joe Pagano
As students, we become comfortable with what we learn first. Of the four arithmetic operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division, we learn to add first and for this reason are most comfortable with addition. If we apply the principle of thinking in terms of what we are most comfortable with, then subtraction need not be a difficult operation to master. Consequently, by applying addition principles to subtraction, we find our shortcut to mastery of this ope
22: Teach Your Kids Arithmetic - Division Shortcuts (Not Rated)
by Joe Pagano
The famous Greek mathematician Pythagoras (you know the one with that theorem) said, "Numbers have a way of taking you by the hand and leading you down the path of reason." What Pythagoras was getting at, I think, is that numbers--by their very nature--permit us to do things which enable an understanding of the very universe and its intricate laws. Numbers have their roots in arithmetic, and a mastery of this field, particularly the operations of addition, subtractio
23: Geometry Homework Help: Some Ways To Help Overcome Your Frustration With High School Geometry (Not Rated)
By: Linda Hinkle
I know you. I have seen you in my geometry classroom many times over the last 29 years. You have always, and I mean always, been a very good math student. You made good grades in Algebra with very little effort, and you have always liked math. But now you are taking high school geometry, and you are really frustrated. You’ve got good study habits; you pay attention in class, ask questions, and do your homework. But for some reason this strange course just doesn’t make sense
24: Tally ho - abacus education for home-schools (Not Rated)
by Dhaval Shrimankar
Enter a classroom in any abacus center in India and you will see children busy with something that looks like a toy -- tiny brown beads compiled neatly in columns. On the wall is propped a similar toy, though bigger with large, shiny yellow beads.
The teacher calls out a complex calculation, almost like an open challenge. A little boy, barely seven, comes forward and recites a seemingly funny rhyme. He also moves the yellow beads up and down and gets the answer down p
25: Using Chess Symbols To Teach Arithmetic (5.00/5)
By Frank Ho
Background Chess benefits children and this claim has been evident in hundreds of articles published (1) In the past, many chess puzzles have been published and Sam Loyd, the "Puzzle King", is an authentic American genius, famous as a composer of chess problems. The most recent mathematics and chess related book entitled Mathematics and Chess has 110 entertaining problems and solutions. (2) Almost all of these published puzzles, old and new, are related to the moves of
26: Math Blaster Software (2.00/5)
Math Blaster is the first in a line of educational products created by Davidson, a company which has continued as a studio from 1994 to the current Knowledge Adventure company.
In the first game, the main characters were Blasternaut, a cheesy sci-fi astronaut spoof, and Spot, his robot companion. In the second game, Galactic Commander, a female superior officer from base joined their trio. She later became known as G.C. These three characters were the main characters in many of the games. T
27: The Hazard of Using Calculators at School (4.00/5)
by Victor Guskov
Using calculators is a part of our modern way of life. Today it is not a problem for kids to get a calculator and put it into practice. Really, why must they toddle if they may ride a bike? On the face of it using calculators at school allows keeping away from many troubles. By the help of a calculator we can carry out complicated mathematical operations quickly and accurately. Calculator proponents claim that calculators simplify tasks and allow students to spend less time
28: Prognosis of Failure in School Math (Not Rated)
By: Victor Guskov
It is obvious that for success in school mathematics it is necessary to master elementary mental computational skills at first ? addition and subtraction within the limits of 20, multiplication and division within the limits of 100. In spite of this there are kids in third, fourth, and fifth grade who cannot ? without a calculator ? add 8 to 5, subtract 7 from 12, multiply 7 by 8, divide 54 by 9 and so on. Just those very pupils have considerable difficulties while learning
29: Elementary Mental Computational Skills and Success in School Math (Not Rated)
By: Victor Guskov
To teachers and parents: if your children have problems in mathematics, reed this article, please. Maybe the cause of the difficulties is very simple.
For success in school mathematics it is necessary to master elementary mental computational skills at first. This statement is obvious not only for teachers. Everybody knows that addition and subtraction within the limits of 20, multiplication and division within the limits of 100 are the foundation of all next arithmetical
30: Diagnosis of a Level of Simple Mental Computational Skills (4.00/5)
By: Victor Guskov
If you are worried about the future of the school mathematical education or about concrete pupil?s lack of success in math, then do not hasten to think that the problem of elementary mental computational skills is insignificant or trivial. The level of progress in simple mental computations defines the first threshold of school math?s learning ability. To put it mildly, it is a little bit higher than the level of standard requirements. The pupils who have not crossed this th
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