ERIC Number: EJ1463377
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025
Pages: 7
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ISSN: ISSN-0025-5769
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Pursuing Beauty and Precision in Islamic Geometric Art
Anna Dailey; Meghan Riling
Mathematics Teacher: Learning and Teaching PK-12, v118 n2 p133-139 2025
Mathematics teachers have been documented as thinking of precision as a black-and-white issue that should be judged based on external expectations (Otten et al., 2019), suggesting that matters of precision align primarily with approaches to mathematics instruction that prioritize accuracy and speed. How can teachers who also value creativity and individual empowerment support students in attending to precision in a way that feels personally meaningful? In this article, the authors explain one teacher's approach to making precision more student-centered in a series of lessons that integrated two topics that formed a novel, rich landscape for considering precision: geometric constructions and Islamic geometric art. Incorporating an art form was an avenue for heightening the visual aspect of the lessons and opened the potential for new kinds of learning and teaching that might not be considered in a mathematics-only context.
Descriptors: Aesthetics, Art, Islamic Culture, Geometry, Mathematical Concepts, Integrated Curriculum, Secondary School Mathematics, Creativity, Student Empowerment, Accuracy
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Secondary Education
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Language: English
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