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Contemporary Methods of Teaching Mathematics – The Discovering algorithm method. Algorithm for fraction division

The requirements of contemporary life imposed by rapid economic growth and development in the world, and in Croatia, impose new goals and requirements on education. New requirements highlight new values and competences that have not been in focus until recently but have been characterized as competences owned only by individuals. However, flexible problem-solving skills and establishing connections among new information, as well as logical thinking and linking all aspects of knowledge, is no longer a characteristic needed only by single people, but the general population in a world of rapid technological changes and economic development. Such a combination of skills and competence of individuals should be developed through the education system. Mathematics as a subject, by its nature and content is favorable in achieving such goals. Yet the traditional methods of teaching mathematics focused on the adoption of procedural knowledge can only develop such skills with the individual. However, the introduction of new methods of teaching mathematics can enhance traditional teaching and provide the development of necessary skills to a wider population of pupils. This paper describes one of the modern methods of teaching mathematics, as well as the impact that this method has on procedural knowledge and on the development of conceptual knowledge. Research on the impact of the discovering algorithm method for fraction division in procedural and conceptual knowledge of fraction dividing was conducted on a sample of 241 pupils of the sixth grade of elementary school, divided into test and control groups. The results showed a positive influence of the discovering algorithm method for fraction division on procedural and conceptual knowledge in relation to the traditional method of demonstration procedures and training.

algorithm, division of fractions, conceptual knowledge, procedural knowledge

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