Movies through a Mathematical Lens

Autor/inn/en	Russo, James; Russo, Toby
Titel	Movies through a Mathematical Lens
Quelle	In: Australian Primary Mathematics Classroom, 25 (2020) 1, S.20-26 (7 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1326-0286
Schlagwörter	Films; Mathematical Concepts; Mathematics Instruction; Audiovisual Aids; Elementary School Mathematics; Elementary School Students; Learning Experience; Student Attitudes + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Film; Mathematics lessons; Mathematikunterricht; Audiovisuelles Medium; Elementare Mathematik; Schulmathematik; Lernerfahrung; Schülerverhalten
Abstract	Providing students with rich tasks that are both engaging and mathematically important is a vital aspect of teaching primary mathematics effectively. One means of supporting the development of rich tasks that meet these criteria is to embed them in a narrative. Narratives can aid in the development of mathematical understanding through a number of mechanisms, including by engaging students emotionally, promoting mental imagery, and creating a meaningful context for a community of learners to explore ideas (Averill, 2018). The authors have run several workshops which encouraged teachers to choose a favourite picture story book and ask the question: Can the central aspects of the story (e.g., the plot, the characters) be viewed through a mathematical lens? The purpose of the current paper is to demonstrate how this perspective can be extended to audio-visual media, such as clips from movies, short-films and television shows. The authors present experiences of teaching mathematics in this manner on two occasions to two classes of Year 5 students with a focus on proportional reasoning. A detailed account of one particular lesson based on a clip from the movie "Despicable Me" is provided, before moving on to discuss student reactions to the lessons. (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers (AAMT). Tel: +61-8-8363-0288; e-mail: office@aamt.edu.au; Web site: https://primarystandards.aamt.edu.au/Journals
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01