Understanding of Mathematics in Lower and Middle Secondary

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TEACHING MATHEMATICS YEARS 7-10
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UNDERSTANDING OF MATHEMATICS IN RESPECT LOWER AND MIDDLE
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Executive summary......................................................................................................................2
Introduction..................................................................................................................................2
Davis,R.........................................................................................................................................3
Adaptation of plagetian interview method...................................................................................4
Child’s understanding and mathematical performing according to Rod Selden.........................5
Nature of assignment...................................................................................................................7
Conclusion.................................................................................................................................11
REFERENCES...........................................................................................................................12

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Executive summary
Mathematics majorly and basically compacts on practical and rational reasoning and
calculations. Its progress and growth has evolved over the years, this enabling it to increase and
improve in innovations and idealism of the matter of its subject. For ages now, mathematics has
proved to be the basic and essential subject for everyday activities in human beings and in the
current and present times. Mathematics has been playing a vital role in the aspects of quantitative
or measurable life sciences scenarios (Greenwood & Humberstone, 2016).Mathematics
discovery was recorded since the beginning of history as most cultures appreciate its use in their
daily running activities. The need and want of use of mathematics came about as a result of
societal civilization, needs and wants of the community.
Introduction
Mathematics is the art and science of shape, quantity and relation that is connected between basic
observations and practices of measuring, counting and relating the forms of objects. Mathematics
is always with us and around us (Li & Lappan, 2018)s. All activities and events that we do in
our everyday lives revolve around mathematics. These activities involve art designs, finance and
accounting, engineering, sports and many more.
Mathematics majorly and basically compacts on practical and rational reasoning and
calculations. Its progress and growth has evolved over the years, as mentioned above. This has
enhanced an increase and improvement in innovations and idealism. Over time, mathematics has
proved to be basically a necessity required in our daily activities. In the past and present times,
mathematics has been presumed a vital role in the aspects of quantitative or measurable life
sciences scenarios (Greenwood & Humberstone, 2016).

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Mathematics discovery was recorded since the beginning of history as most cultures used it in
their daily running activities. The need to use mathematics came about as a result of societal
civilization and needs of a community.
Discoveries of mathematical has been brought as an attempt to define and characterize the
natural and physical world, and also the desires and wants of human beings to reach at level of
clear proper reasoning and evaluation.
Today, mathematics is basically our lives. It’s an important and vital subject matter that is used
in both school and outside world. Mathematics was made a compulsory subject at all levels of
education. Most schools and institutions have mandated the learning of mathematics in their
institutions.
Davis,R.
Davis expresses the importance of students and children to individualize understanding of
mathematics.He explains the importance of mathematics in our daily lives.In is ideology in
mathematics evaluation and solving process,he aknowleges three invented systems or methods of
solving simultanious mathematics by children or students (Garner & Swift, 2018).
The invented methods include :
 Papert’s Turtle Labs method
 Pluto system method
 Adaptation of plagetian interview method
Papert’s Turtle Labs method
This sytem of solving mathematics encampases on providing a suitable and efficient
environment that a child or a student can live in.It encourages a student to live on a mathland;this