Innovative Multimedia Techniques
Innovative Multimedia Techniques using Art and Vedic Aphorisms for Developing Mathematical Skills and Higher Order Thinking Skills: A Triangulation Study of Indian and UK Elementary School Students
The sound education system is the backbone for the development of any nation. The spirit of modernity and development in nations is reflected in their investment in education of young generations. It is a well-known fact that education system of our nation still depends on the conventional methods of teaching and Science and mathematics education needs to equip the nation’s youth to meet the challenges of new technological era. Modern nations see value in building a mathematically literate society and hope for a strong mathematical elite that can shape the modern economy of 21st century. At the same time mathematical proficiency is universally considered hard to achieve.
There is a great need to incorporate conventional methods with modern methods of teaching for better and advanced education system and quality education. Mathematics is abstract and difficult to learn. Sometimes the conventional teaching method makes the students feel worse. For improving mathematics teaching, the learning principles should be taken into account (Fox and Hackerman, 2003). The change from teacher-centered teaching approach to a student-centered one is necessary. To cope up with the present day technology oriented era, conventional teaching methods with new ideas and techniques should be combined to establish a teaching methodology suitable for teaching mathematics in an interesting way. Conventional approaches do not encourage students to question what they have learnt or to associate with previously acquired knowledge (Teo & Wong, 2000). Modern approaches of teaching are innovative measures to encourage students to learn via real-life problems (Boud & Feletti, 1999). The difference in opinion exists regarding the use of conventional and modern methods of teaching. There is a need
The sound education system is the backbone for the development of any nation. The spirit of modernity and development in nations is reflected in their investment in education of young generations. It is a well-known fact that education system of our nation still depends on the conventional methods of teaching and Science and mathematics education needs to equip the nation’s youth to meet the challenges of new technological era. Modern nations see value in building a mathematically literate society and hope for a strong mathematical elite that can shape the modern economy of 21st century. At the same time mathematical proficiency is universally considered hard to achieve.
There is a great need to incorporate conventional methods with modern methods of teaching for better and advanced education system and quality education. Mathematics is abstract and difficult to learn. Sometimes the conventional teaching method makes the students feel worse. For improving mathematics teaching, the learning principles should be taken into account (Fox and Hackerman, 2003). The change from teacher-centered teaching approach to a student-centered one is necessary. To cope up with the present day technology oriented era, conventional teaching methods with new ideas and techniques should be combined to establish a teaching methodology suitable for teaching mathematics in an interesting way. Conventional approaches do not encourage students to question what they have learnt or to associate with previously acquired knowledge (Teo & Wong, 2000). Modern approaches of teaching are innovative measures to encourage students to learn via real-life problems (Boud & Feletti, 1999). The difference in opinion exists regarding the use of conventional and modern methods of teaching. There is a need