Teaching of Mathematics 📊

(A) Objectives

(B) Syllabus

SECTION – A

  1. Strategies for Learning and Teaching Mathematics: Concept formation and concept attainment: concept attainment model and Constructivism and zone of proximal development for learning and teaching of concepts. 🎓
  2. Methods of Teaching: Heuristic, inductive-deductive, analytic-synthetic, problem-solving, project and laboratory. 📚
  3. The Van-Hiele Levels of Geometric thinking, Nature and kinds of proof: direct proof, mathematical induction, proof by contradiction disproof by counter example. 🔍

SECTION – B

  1. Importance of mathematics laboratory and mathematics Text books. 📖
  2. Lesson planning – Importance and basic steps. Planning lesson of arithmetic, algebra, geometry and trigonometry statistics; Assessment and Evaluation for Mathematics Learning: Error analysis, identification of hard spots and remedial measures. 📝
  3. Preparation of diagnostic and achievement test; Remedial measures in teaching of mathematics. Mathematics club formation and organization of its activities: Wall Magazine, Quiz, preparation of charts and models in mathematics. 🎨

Activities (Any one of the following)

(C) Books Recommended

  1. IGNOU(1to4). Teaching of Mathematics. New Delhi: IGNOU 📘
  2. James, Anice(2005). Teaching of Mathematics. Hyderabad: Neelkamal 📗
  3. Kumar, Sudhir & Ratnalikar (2004). Teaching of Mathematics. New Delhi: Anmol Publications 📕
  4. Mangal, S.K.(2010). Teaching of Mathematics, Ludhiana: Tandon Publications. 📙
  5. NCERT(2006-08)Text Books of Class I to X. New Delhi: NCERT 📗
  6. NCERT(2005). Designing of Mathematics Laboratory in Schools. New Delhi: NCERT 📘
  7. NCERT(2006). Position paper, Focus Group on Teaching of Mathematics. New Delhi: NCERT 📕
  8. NCERT(2009). Laboratory Manual in Mathematics at secondary Stage. New Delhi: NCERT 📙

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