Strategies of Teaching Mathematics
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This document discusses different strategies for teaching mathematics, including drill work, homework, oral work, and written work. Drill work involves repetition and practice to build mastery of basic skills and habits. Homework provides opportunities for students to apply and practice what they've learned outside the classroom. Oral work develops mental alertness through verbal problem solving, while written work allows for testing knowledge and minimizing mistakes through writing out problems and solutions. Each strategy has benefits and disadvantages depending on the topic and students' skill levels.
Strategies of Teaching Mathematics
- 1. Strategies of Teaching Mathematics: Drill work, Home work, Oral work & Written work Dr. G. Jaganmohana Rao Faculty of Education MITE, Kohima
- 2. Introduction: There are some strategies of teaching Mathematics like Drill-work, Home-work, Oral-work, Written-work, etc. Which help the learner in constructing their knowledge. The purpose of these strategies is to make teaching- learning more interactive as well as effective. You can select a particular strategy based on the needs of learners as well as its relevance to the content. Some strategies of teaching learning Mathematics are as follows:
- 3. Drill work: Drill is one of the most essential ways (or methods) of learning in mathematics. The controlling purpose of all teaching activity is to reduce necessary learning to habit. Gaining mastery requires acquisition of habits, hence drill/practice plays an important role in acquiring mastery. A certain amount of formal drill is inevitable, preference should be given to functional or meaningful drill. Meaningful drill implies prior understanding of content and its appropriate application. This drill is purposeful and is determined by need as well as by use.
- 4. An effective drill lesson should be organized keeping in view the following considerations: Drill should follow learning and understanding of basics. It should not encourage rote memorization without understanding the subject matter. Drill should be varied. Some routine procedures make learning monotonous and uninteresting. Drill should be individualized and rewarding to each learner. Each learner should see its purpose and utility. Drill periods should be short and the learner’s achievement should be frequently tested. Drill should not be planned merely to keep learners “busy”. It should be based upon thought-provoking situations to avoid the repetition of any process mechanically. Drill may also provide diagnostic information about learners.
- 5. Importance of Drill work: It develops confidence and a sense of achievement in the students. In drill work learned material can be retained for a long time. This technique of learning is good for beginners. It develops speed and accuracy in the learning of mathematics. With the help of this technique memory of the child can be checked. Disadvantages of Drill work: • This technique of teaching is not suitable for all topics. • Drills are not effective when students are not prepared enough. • Drill work creates disturbance in other classes. How to make Drill Effective: Drill work should be an interesting affair and not become unpleasant and boring. It should be brief and distributed over a period of time. In this work, the student should be given sufficient opportunity and proper atmosphere.
- 6. Home work: Homework refers to tasks assigned to learners by their teachers to be completed outside the class. The purpose of homework is to encourage learners to review, apply, practice and integrate what he/she has learnt in the classroom. Homework has to be given regularly to provide for application and practice and to supplement classroom teaching. It provides an opportunity for learners to make, discover, and correct mistakes so that they can learn from them. It is intended to engage learners in exploration of concept beyond the class time. It helps learners in long lasting learning and preparing for the next class.
- 7. Importance of Homework: • It supplements the classroom teaching. • It utilizes the leisure time of the child, otherwise, the child will waste it in gossiping and playing. • It develops a habit of regularity and hard working. It brings a closer relationship between the parents and the school. • It develops a habit of self-study in children. Disadvantages of Homework: It can destroy curiosity and love of learning in the learner. Some students develop tensions because of homework It does not provide suitable conditions for work.
- 8. Oral work: Oral work helps each child work at the optimum rate which insures maximum accuracy for him. In any lesson, both oral and written (especially when modern practice or work books are used), work should mingle freely. Oral work provides a rapid drill designed to habituate a fundamental process, a mode of thinking, or a set of facts. It helps in completing more work in any given period. It is the work which is done “ORALLY” without the help of “Written Work” and “Record”. It can be defined as “MENTAL WORK”, where in a problem is solved “Orally”, or “Mentally”, without the use of pen and paper.
- 9. Importance of oral work: It is the backbone of not only written work but also overall works in the Mathematics. It develops mental alertness and quick thinking. It is a good technique because it develops alertness, the readiness of mind, quick hearing and quick thinking. It may be effective in the initial stages. It is an effective means of maintaining discipline in the class. Previous knowledge of the student can be checked properly before teaching the new lesson. It helps in diagnosing the difficulties and doubts of students. Disadvantages of oral work: • In oral work learned material cannot be retained for a long time • All problems cannot be solved verbally. • It develops a habit of self-study in children.
- 10. Written work: In Mathematics all the work cannot be done orally. Therefore oral work must be supplemented by the written work. It helps the teacher to know the amount of work done by his students. Importance of Written work: Written work is helpful to solve lengthy problems in mathematics. It helps in testing the knowledge imparted orally. In this technique of teaching mathematics, mistakes can be checked properly. It diminishes the chances of mistakes. This technique of teaching mathematics is quite helpful in the mental development of the student. Disadvantages of Written work: • It is time consuming and laborious technique of teaching mathematics. • This teaching technique is not suitable for beginners. Beginners can learn effectively by Drill work and oral work.
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