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2024, Term 1
03/02 ~ 30/03
Thinking
Math
Mathematical thinking
is a lot more than just being able to do arithmetic or solve algebra problems. It is a whole way of looking at things, stripping them down to their essentials, whether it's numerical, structural or logical and then analyzing the underlying patterns.
The goal of teaching
Students will be able to conduct mathematical investigations by themselves, and that they will be able to identify where the mathematics they have learned is applicable in real world situations.
Creative & Critical Thinking in Mathematics
Mathematical reasoning
mathematical thinking that creates new knowledge and understandings in mathematics and tests and validates conjectures or solutions
Reasoning
Developing “an increasingly sophisticated capacity for logical thought and actions
Three key reasoning actions
(1. Analysing, 2. Generalising, 3.Justifying )
How can creative thinking be provoked by maths?
first analyse the problem to notice things that are the same or different, notice things that stay the same and things that change, or order examples to notice patterns. Expressing the common property or pattern noticed is generalising.
1. First Class 12:30 ~ 1:20 ( Yr 6 ~ Yr 7 )
2. Second Class 1:25 ~ 2:15 ( Yr 4 ~ Yr 5 )
3. Third Class 2:20 ~ 3:10 ( Yr2 ~ Yr 3 )
Saturaday 9 weeks/ term
ADEPT Method for LearNing
1.ANALOGY - tELL mE WHAT IT'S LIKE
2. dIAGRAM - hELP ME vISUALIZE IT
3.eXAMPLE - aLLOW ME TO EXPERIENCE IT
4. pLAIN eNGLISH - dESCRIBE IT WITH EVERYDAY WORDS
5. TECHICAL dEFINITION - DISCUSS THE FORMAL DETAILS
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