Exploring the Cognitive Dimension of Teaching Mathematics through Scheme-oriented Approach to Education
Exploring the Cognitive Dimension of Teaching Mathematics through Scheme-oriented Approach to Education
Author(s): Milan HejnýSubject(s): Essay|Book Review |Scientific Life
Published by: Univerzita Karlova v Praze, Nakladatelství Karolinum
Keywords: qualities of teaching mathematics; teachers’ pedagogical beliefs; scheme-oriented education; theory of generic models; reflection; teaching style; transmission and constructivist educational styles; goals of mathematics teaching
Summary/Abstract: Following H. Freudenthal, E. Fischbein and many other mathematics educators, we consider the main way to improve the teaching of mathematics lies in changing teacher’s educational styles to develop pupils’ creativity and intellectual autonomy. In our interpretation, this means using scheme-oriented education based on the theory of generic models we describe. On the basis of these ideas, a tool for the analysis of teachers’ teaching style is developed. The tool and its application are described in Jirotková’s article in this issue.
Journal: Orbis scholae
- Issue Year: 6/2012
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 41-55
- Page Count: 15
- Language: English