Teaching and Learning of Mathematics through Problem-Solving

Fredrick Odindo

ISBN 10: 3848404346 / ISBN 13: 9783848404346

Published by LAP Lambert Academic Publishing Mrz 2014, 2014

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This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Many students at secondary schools in Kenya have not been performing well in Mathematics. This has forced the Government of Kenya to among other things try to increase the salaries of the teachers, organize In-service Education and Training (INSET) for the trained teachers. However, the situation has not improved much. This research looked at an approach to teaching and learning of mathematics where the learners are fully involved in the learning process. Results showed that the approach improved students confident and the experimental group performed well in problems that required High Order Thinking Skills (HOTS). This shows that curriculum developers and teachers should read the text with a view to implementing the findings in the schools. 84 pp. Englisch.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Teaching and Learning of Mathematics through Problem-Solving
• Publisher: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing Mrz 2014
• Publication Date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3848404346
• ISBN 13: 9783848404346
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu

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Synopsis

Many students at secondary schools in Kenya have not been performing well in Mathematics. This has forced the Government of Kenya to among other things try to increase the salaries of the teachers, organize In-service Education and Training (INSET) for the trained teachers. However, the situation has not improved much. This research looked at an approach to teaching and learning of mathematics where the learners are fully involved in the learning process. Results showed that the approach improved students confident and the experimental group performed well in problems that required High Order Thinking Skills (HOTS). This shows that curriculum developers and teachers should read the text with a view to implementing the findings in the schools.

About the Author

Fred Odindo is a lecturer at Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology (JOOUST). I hold a Master of Science in Teaching and Curriculum from Syracuse University, in the USA. Currently I am a Ph.D student at JOOUST on Curriculum and Mathematics Education. I am a professionally trained high school teacher of Mathematics and physics