Electronic Proceedings
of the 12th Asian Technology Conference in Mathematics
Abstract
for 12977
Making Mathematics Simple, Attractive, and
Personal
Authors: Brenda Lee
Affiliations: Wu Feng Institute of Technology
Keywords: K-12 Level, Excel Spreadsheets, Individualized Mathematics
Activity, Learning Mathematics
An instructional activity has been created to help students make
connection of different topics in mathematics. This activity is
based on students’ personal names or other words to arouse students’
interest in learning mathematics. However, since this mathematics
learning is an individualized activity, the assessment of students’
performances seems very difficult. In this paper, we will discuss
how we use the Excel Spreadsheet Models (ESM) for students to pose
questions, discover new mathematics ideas and checking answers. The
teachers can use this ESM to check and/or evaluate students’
individualized mathematics homework or tests. With all the possible
answers collected from the whole class, the students can identify
patterns and define mathematics concepts. Thus the purposes of
learning mathematics are not just graded students, but to offer
opportunities for students to work cooperatively, individually,
creatively, and successively.