Learning Math: Two Principles to Avoid Headaches

Frontiers in Psychology

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Felipe Munoz-Rubke¹  Alejandro Alvarez-Espinoza¹ 

[1] Instituto de Psicología, Universidad Austral de Chile

关键词: math learning;    math education;    intuitive mathematical knowledge;    spatial skills;    diagrams;    spatial representations;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyg.2019.02042

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

For the last 10 years South American nations have finished in mid to bottom positions in theProgramme for International Student Assessment (PISA) math test, significantly behind dozensof countries around the globe. Regrettably, the lack of improvement over the past decade does notdepict an optimistic future for this region (OECD, 2017). To reverse this trend, we believe that therecognition and adoption of two key principles could lead to substantial improvements in earlymath education: first, valuing each student’s intuitive math knowledge; and second, focusing onthe role that spatial skills play in learning math. We also suggest that both principles could besimultaneously put into practice by utilizing diagrams for teaching early mathematics.

【 授权许可】

CC BY