PEDAGOGY OF MATHS EDUCATION

Preface

Esation intial achieving certan ends and goals Lenting of various subjects at school level is deferera mam Mathematies has always heki a key position in the school scruben It has been considered knowledge indispensable in every human being however, the knowledge of mathematies merely not meant ord arithmetic and geometrical measurements but also played an important w in the education of all people With the changing wenart of dead mathematics has occupied an important role even in non mathematical arom such as social sciences, medical sciences, space technology, agriculture With this new role, aims and objectives of teaching mathematics at head level have undergone tremendous changes from time to time according to the needs of scientific and technological oriented society

The main aim of mathematics education in schools is ‘mathematisation of child’s thinking: clarity of thought and pursuing assumptions to logical conclusions. There are many ways of thinking and the kind of thinking. One learms in mathematics an ability to learn abstractions and approach to problem And the major objective of teaching maths at school level is to develop prescribed learning out comes or academic standards Le problem solving reasoning and proof, communication, connections and representation and

visualization.

The main purpose of pre-service teacher training programmes as well in-service teacher training programmes is to understand the school subject and their pedagogic study in the concrete context of the school and the learner by establishing linkages among learners, context, subject discipline and pedagogical approach. Now a pedagogy course on mathematics would emphasise on understanding the nature of children’s mathematical thinking as much through theory as through direct observation of children’s thinking and learning process, the language of mathematics and engagement with children’s learning in specific areas,

The nature of any discipline has significant impact on its pedagogy. Mathematics reveals hidden patterns that help us to understand the world annulus. One can state that the nature of mathematics has having Abstractions, Symbolic methods, Conditional reasoning, Rigour, Connecting the knowledge or applicability to the real world and extremely long historical