Pedagogy

This chapter explains in detail about the nature of mathematics, different ways of teaching at the school level, and its importance in daily life. It also discusses teaching methods characterised by the oral, written, and group work in mathematics.

In this chapter, we will learn the importance of mathematics in the school curriculum and the reason it is kept as a compulsory subject in schools. It will give insight into the problems of mathematics in school education and methods to overcome it.

In this chapter, we will learn about the language of mathematics, the symbols, words, and algorithms. We will also learn ways to represent word problems in the form of equations and applying the appropriate algorithm to solve the equation.

This chapter discusses in detail about community mathematics. It explains the characteristics of community mathematics, categories of mathematical communication, and three approaches for coordinating the student discussion and analysing the solution.

This chapter discusses in detail about the evaluation process and their types. It also explains the importance of formative and summative evaluation at the school level.

This chapter explores the various problems faced in teaching and learning of Mathematics. Fear of failure, problems in the curriculum, crude assessment method, etc. are explained here. It also discusses some other systemic problems related to mathematics.

This chapter explains in detail the analysis of errors in mathematics. It discusses mainly the various types of error, classification of errors of measurement, and evaluation and some teaching method.

In this chapter, we will study the methods of diagnostic and remedial teaching for different student groups. It teaches mainly about the diagnostic test in mathematics and school subjects and its organisation in physical science etc.