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Moodle is the software used as a tool for on-line distance learning as well as a support for face-to-face teaching. The article outlines the structure of electronic textbook for LMS Moodle and the ways in which it can be utilised in training prospective elementary mathematics teachers under conditions of Prešov’s Faculty of Education.
The article is about one of the possible of mathematics education at elementary schools. We are getting closer to possible shifts from the traditional education process (desk, crayon, notebook, pen and drawing material) to an innovated one, using a computer and software equipment. This change requires a new approach from teacher as well as realising, what materials are to be prepared for students,...
One of the most fundamental concepts of the mathematical analysis is the Riemann integral. For a teacher of mathematics the concept of the integral is important because of the connections with the Jordan measure which is considered in the elementary geometry. Besides the Riemann integral the course of mathematical analysis includes multiple integrals, line integrals and surface integrals. In this...
The contribution deals with selected options for development of space imagination of pupils as an important competence, which can support role of mathematics in development pupil’s personality. We talk about task, in which space imagination is implemented during mental manipulation, when pupil creates a solid from a net of solid in a playful manner.
Uncommon mathematical problems play an important role in childrens’ education in mathematics. These exercises inspire creativity in children and help them develop a sense of divergent thinking. Pedagogics students, as future teachers, must not only recognize the value of such mathematical problems, but must also be able to solve them. This article is a presentation of the skills of the students in...
Repetitorium of mathematics, which has been suggested as a part of the Teacher training for elementary schools programme in all forms of study, is aimed at levelling basic mathematical knowledge and skills of students entering university from various types of secondary schools with various positions of mathematics in the curricula.
I deal with possibilities how to apply Information Technologies in teaching of mathematics. I depict a contemporary state of IT use in teaching in European countries. I report the results of an experiment, which goal was to use the Equation Grapher program in teaching of linear and quadratic functions. I state the subsequent hypothesis: Information technologies, or more precisely Equation Grapher,...
In the school year 2009/10 a mathematics achievement test was conducted on a sample of 576 students in the 3th grade of school. A mathematical skills test examined the ability to complete both simple and complex tasks. It also tested their aptitude for the application of knowledge to practical and problematic situations. The skills checked were mastered at a level of about 65%. Skills in geometrics...
Electronic support of teaching is a prospect of future education, especially for students of tertiary education. Since 2005/2006 academic year the study at the Faculty of Education, University of Presov, has been implemented by the combination of methods. Mathematical disciplines have been taught in the form of contact classes and electronic support through LMS Moodle. The article analyzes the importance...
In the contribution we present a specimen of outcomes obtained from a pilot research conducted during a project aimed at verification of the new Czech curriculum for pupils with special educational needs. We include tasks falling into the area of mathematical literacy, which enable us to characterize pupils' competences.
The main issue of the article is geometry, arithmetic and stochastics of the dice in children's mathematics. It is a well-known object having mathematical features which can be used for developing mathematical skills at an elementary level. We consider not only geometrical and arithmetical aspects of mathematical education but also the combinatorial and stochastic ones.
We can create many activities when we place geometrical problems to solve in class. For example: analyzing questions, making observation, discovering property of geometrical objects, searching the dependences among them, making hypotheses, making argumentation, proving, investigation of special cases and many others. Using traditional didactic resources causes that the abovementioned activities may...
The post modern social processes have somehow destroyed the institutional role of teachers over the past two decades. It is currently necessary to give would-be teachers new, different competencies than the present ones. The tendency to make the teacher education adequate for contemporary needs imposes a number of new tasks on the institutions of teacher education. There is, among other things, a...
A graphic display calculator (GDC) is becoming more and more popular in teaching mathematics as it is used to examine some mathematical activities of students of almost all ages. Various modes of GDC are considered to be a useful tool in understanding of particular parts of mathematics. In most cases the properties of functions are examined by observation of their graphs. However, there are some properties...
Elements of theory of divisibility are present in many various interesting mathematical tasks, especially in tasks that are addressed to talented pupils taking part in mathematical competitions. Good understanding of it lets solve very interesting and difficult (at first glance) issues. On the other hand, there are a lot of problems with understanding such terms as: multiple, divisor, divisibility,...
Mathematical knowledge and skills have been playing a more and more important role in our daily lives. At the same time, solving tasks is the essence of mathematics understood as a field of human activity. The subject of this paper are selected issues concerning some atypical tasks which play important role in mathematical education. Presented task is related to the elementary knowledge of probability...
Mathematical modelling is a concept that covers a wide range of activities. Mathematical modelling can be understood both as formulation of an equation, a function, etc., describing a given situation and as a whole process of creating a model, starting from the real-world situation to the creation of a ready-to-use optimized tool. The work presents different approaches to mathematical modelling from...
Development in technology, changing labour market and the need for lifelong learning necessitate the evolution in the education of children and youth. Blended learning is about combining the online learning and traditional methods in order to personalize the learning process. The intensive application of this teaching method in the United States seems to make the American students more engaged in...
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