Monographic Part. Children Education and Its Perspectives in the Context of School Reforms (Edited by Alina Budniak): The Change in the Approach to the Teaching of Mathematics, Or the Turn towards Problem Tasks Cover Image

Część monograficzna. Perspektywy edukacji małego dziecka w kontekście zmian oświatowych (pod redakcją Aliny Budniak): Zmiana sposobu myślenia o nauczaniu matematyki – zwrot ku zadaniom problemowym
Monographic Part. Children Education and Its Perspectives in the Context of School Reforms (Edited by Alina Budniak): The Change in the Approach to the Teaching of Mathematics, Or the Turn towards Problem Tasks

Author(s): Ewelina Kawiak
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Education, School education
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego
Keywords: didactics of mathematics; mathematical tasks; problem task

Summary/Abstract: Learning mathematics focuses on task solving. Biggest didactic merits are achieved through solving exercises of a problem type. They develop mathematical thinking, arouse cognitive curiosity, and increase students’ independence. Teaching mathematics with the use of such tasks is an inherent part in the current of the constructivist perspective of education. In the article, the author presents the opinions of the first educational stage teachers on the topic of problem tasks. Moreover, the information concerning the mathematical task solving has been collected, with a special emphasis put on the tasks of the problematic type.

  • Issue Year: 2018
  • Issue No: 50 (1)
  • Page Range: 149-160
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Polish