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Simon Crawley – Australian Mathematics Education Journal, 2023
In this article, the history of the golden ratio is discussed to demonstrate how exploring this ratio would be of value in a secondary mathematics classroom. Following this, a mathematical activity related to the golden ratio that is suitable for students from Year 7 to Year 12 is outlined.
Descriptors: Mathematical Concepts, Mathematics Activities, Secondary School Mathematics, Mathematics Instruction
Podaeva, Natalia G.; Podaev, Mikhail V.; Agafonov, Pavel A. – Journal of Educational Psychology - Propositos y Representaciones, 2021
Background: The relevance of developing mental activity for mastering geometric concepts relates to the change in paradigmatic foundations taking place in modern education. Such a change is associated with the recognition of a schoolchild as a subject of educational and cognitive activity, the initiator of own activity. Objective: The authors…
Descriptors: Learning Activities, Academically Gifted, Mathematics Achievement, Geometric Concepts
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Mwakapenda, Willy – South African Journal of Education, 2008
I identify and discuss ways in which different types of connections are described in the South African mathematics National Curriculum Statement and its related documents, particularly at the Further Education and Training (FET) level. I argue that connections are central to the way the discipline of mathematics, its learning outcomes, and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Problem Solving, Mathematical Concepts, Geometry