Concept Note
The National Curricular Framework for Mathematics, strongly asserts that students learn mathematics well only when they construct their own mathematical thinking. Information can be transmitted from one person to another but mathematical understanding and knowledge come from within the learner as that individual explores, discovers, and makes connections.
This comic book is an endeavour to redirect mathematics instruction from a focus on delivering the content to a focus on active participation and involvement.
Mathematics instructors do not simply deliver content; rather, they facilitate learners’ construction of their own knowledge of mathematics
Here are
the special features of this book.
The National Curricular Framework for Mathematics, strongly asserts that students learn mathematics well only when they construct their own mathematical thinking. Information can be transmitted from one person to another but mathematical understanding and knowledge come from within the learner as that individual explores, discovers, and makes connections.
This comic book is an endeavour to redirect mathematics instruction from a focus on delivering the content to a focus on active participation and involvement.
Mathematics instructors do not simply deliver content; rather, they facilitate learners’ construction of their own knowledge of mathematics
This book contains comic strips created by students
using on line tools which have actively engaged students in mathematical
explorations. It provided them the opportunity to examine and learn mathematics
in a meaningful way. It also provides
the instructor with the resources to make students understand real life
application of abstract concepts of mathematics. Students experience
mathematics directly by creating comic strips
that embody concepts and promote mathematical thinking. This book represents
the belief that
1.A concrete approach diminishes the
mathematical anxiety often accompanying a more abstract concept.
2.
Visual approach provide mental images
that can be easily retained to provide understanding for symbolic representations.
1.Active
Learning
Each comic strip provides visual models
to provide a context for understanding. The scenes are set are sequentially to encourage discovery and active engagement
of learner,.
2.
Cooperative Learning
The comic strips have been created in small groups. In particular , it was designed
for small-group interaction during script writing and story board making .
3.
Individual Reflections Throughout the comic book, learners are encouraged to
observe and to describe patterns, analyse their thinking, and give suitable explanations of their reasoning. While
designing the book students reflected at every step of story board making to
ascertain a logical sequence of events.
4.Pedagogy The comic book demonstrates
that visual and kinaesthetic models can be used in teaching of mathematics in classrooms to
promote conceptual understanding and mathematical thinking and make it relevant
to real life of learners.
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This
book is a step in stride for greater experimentation in pedagogy to make it more
experiential and enriching ,
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