Is It Time To Change How We Teach Math?
By Katie Lepi
Personalized learning is something that educators of all kinds are striving for. A teacher who can make learning real, relevant, and appropriate for each student in their class is one who can see amazing successes and empowered students. But with too many students and too little time, making learning as personalized as possible isn’t always easy.
The handy infographic below uses learning to drive as a great example of personalized learning. When you learn to drive, you’re basically having a personalized, one on one instruction with real time observation and feedback. Can you imagine if students could learn math that way? Keep reading to learn more!
Why Learn Math Like You Learn To Drive?
This infographic explores “traditional teaching” as compared with teaching “focused on the point of learning”
Teaching focused on the point of learning:
- Demonstrates the skill
- Watches the student perform the skill
- Observes and gives critical feedback
- Ensures testing is practically applied
Traditional teaching:
- Demonstrates the skill
- Students practice the skill on their own, with little feedback
- Testing is less about demonstrating that the student has acquired the practical skill
- Many “life and death” professions are taught in the “focused on the point of learning” method, with one on one training and feedback (like surgeons and pilots)
- Children who excel in math in elementary school are twice as likely to find employment as adults, achieve higher levels of education, and earn more money in their lifetimes
- America’s GDP is estimated to increase by $77trillion if students in the US could increase their math scores to be equal to those of students in Canada
- Only 41% of 4th graders scored proficient in mathematics in 2013
- Only 24% of 8th graders scored proficient in mathematics in 2013
- US students consistently perform poorly in math despite increased spending per student
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