1, "Hands-on practice, independent exploration and cooperative communication are important ways for students to learn mathematics. ..... Students' activities of learning mathematics should be a lively, active and personalized process "-these are several problems that need to be paid attention to in learning mathematics pointed out in the new curriculum standard. Learning mathematics is a dynamic process, and students should have sufficient time and space to engage in learning activities.
2. All teachers in our school actively practice the concept advocated by the new curriculum standard and carry out various forms of education and teaching activities. Not long ago, the school exhibited Chinese handwritten newspapers created by senior students, which were rich in content and illustrated. The students watched, read and discussed with great interest around the exhibition board. After school, they are still wandering. Seeing this situation, I deeply feel that children like this kind of learning activity. Therefore, I decided to organize and coach the students in my teaching class to create a mathematical handwritten newspaper, hoping that this activity will not only enrich the contents and methods of students' learning mathematics, but also stimulate their interest in learning mathematics.
Expected target
In terms of students,
1. Through the research activities of this topic, primary school students' mathematical knowledge will be enriched, their mathematical horizons will be broadened and their interest in learning mathematics will be improved.
2. Through the research activities of this topic, we can consolidate and deepen the knowledge that primary school students have learned in mathematics class and improve students' learning efficiency.
Teachers' side
Through this research activity, this paper explores the ways and means to guide primary school students to create and write mathematical handwritten newspapers.
Second, research objects and methods
research objects
All students in Class 5 (3) of Dahuangshan Town Central Primary School (***35 students)
There are three classes in grade five in our school. I teach two classes and randomly select one class as the research object.
research method
1, survey method
At the beginning of the research activities, interview students to find out their interest in mathematics learning, their understanding of mathematics, their attitude towards running handwritten newspapers, their mastery of the methods of running newspapers and the relative position of mathematics scores in the whole fifth grade, so as to make a targeted research plan.
At the end of the research activity, the students are surveyed again and compared with the last survey to understand the effectiveness of the research.
2. Action research methods
First, according to the survey results, make a preliminary research implementation plan, and then act, study and summarize, and constantly revise and improve the research plan.
3. Literary methods
Although there are few direct documents about the creation and compilation of primary school students' mathematical manuscripts, we still need to collect relevant reference materials and grasp the spiritual essence of these documents to help the research of the subject be completed smoothly.
4. Case study method
In the course of the research, two students with different academic qualifications are selected to follow up consciously, collect relevant information, reveal their development and changes, and provide sufficient basis for the research conclusion.
Third, the theoretical fields involved in the research and the contents to be learned.
1, Mathematics Curriculum Standard (Experimental Draft) and Interpretation of Beijing Normal University Press
2. Basic education curriculum reform outline and its interpretation
3. Education and human development? 》
4、《? Entering the New Curriculum-Dialogue with Curriculum Practitioners "
5. "From the theme declaration to the conclusion"
6. Questionnaire preparation guide
7. Guide to statistical analysis
8. Primary School Mathematics Newspaper? Sponsored by Jiangsu Education Press.
Fourth, the preliminary research process.
1、? Initial stage (165438+20051October)
Learn relevant theoretical knowledge and complete the project plan.
2. Implementation stage (65438+February 2005-April 2006)
Investigate the basic situation of students (such as interest in learning, academic performance, etc.). ), collect data, analyze and study, make a preliminary research plan, and then adopt the action research method, study while acting, collect, accumulate and analyze all kinds of data, sum up experience in time, constantly improve the research plan, and gradually explore ways and means to guide primary school students to create and write mathematical manuscripts.
3. Summary stage (May 2006 to June 2006)
Basically complete the research work, make a comprehensive summary, write a research report, apply for a conclusion, and enter the stage of popularization and application of the results.
The specific investigation situation is as follows:
(A), theoretical study
Facing the curriculum reform of basic education, teachers must change their educational concepts, strengthen theoretical study and understand the new concept and spirit of curriculum reform. To this end, I have formulated a systematic teaching and research study system: theoretical study twice a week, focusing on the national compulsory education mathematics curriculum standards and new syllabus? New ideas, compilation of textbooks for basic education curriculum reform, scientific research of primary education, reference materials for inquiry learning, and how teachers enter new classrooms. And take study notes carefully. In addition, we should carefully read the newspapers and magazines subscribed by the school library, such as Jiangsu Education Research, Xuzhou Education Research, Primary Mathematics Education and China Education News.
(2), questionnaire survey
On the basis of learning relevant teaching and scientific research theories, the survey scheme was carefully designed, and 35 students from a class in the fifth grade of central primary school were randomly selected as the survey objects. Focus on investigating students' interest in learning mathematics, ways and means of learning mathematics, attitude towards compiling handwritten newspapers and mastering the methods of running newspapers. In order to ensure the authenticity and objectivity of the questionnaire, all answers are filled in anonymously. The questionnaire survey was successfully completed at the end of 1 1. The findings and analysis are as follows:
1, interest in learning
Think math learning is boring.
Passive learning
I think math learning is very interesting.
number of people
20
10
five
per cent
57. 1%
28.6%
14.3%
From the survey, we can see that most students lack strong interest in mathematics learning. The reasons are as follows: a few students are more difficult to learn mathematics than ordinary students because of their weak or defective basic knowledge of mathematics, and they cannot experience fun and success in mathematics learning, thus losing interest in mathematics learning; Another part of the students are not very interested in the math learning activities themselves. They think that mathematics learning is boring, and mathematics learning activities are nothing more than doing various exercises, and the forms of exercises are very simple, mostly calculating and solving application problems. Because of the lack of colorful activities and monotonous learning forms in mathematics learning, most students' interest in mathematics learning is greatly reduced.
2. Learning methods and approaches
Earnestly perform
homework
Active self-study teaching materials
Read related books
From life
study
number of people
35
three
six
four
per cent
100%
8.6%
17%
1 1%
In addition to learning math knowledge from math class under the teacher's organization, 35 students can finish the homework assigned by the teacher carefully, and 3 students can learn math textbooks on their own initiative, accounting for 8.6% of the total; 6 people often learn relevant mathematics knowledge by reading extracurricular books, accounting for17% of the total; There are 4 people who have a certain sense of mathematics and can learn relevant mathematics knowledge from life, accounting for 1 1% of the total. It is precisely because students' methods and ways to learn mathematics are very single. Among the 35 students surveyed, 13 students don't know the name of a mathematician, accounting for 37.1%of the total. There are 1 1 people who only know one mathematician, accounting for 31.4% of the total; Only four students know three or more mathematicians, accounting for only 1 1.4% of the total. Then, few students know the deeds of mathematicians, only three. It can be seen that the content of our students' mathematics learning is so single and the vision of mathematics learning is so narrow! Analysis of the reasons for this situation is nothing more than a deviation in the understanding of mathematics learning. Mathematics curriculum standards clearly point out that the basic starting point of compulsory mathematics curriculum is to promote students' all-round, sustained and harmonious development and improve their mathematics literacy. In actual teaching, on the one hand, teachers aim to learn mathematics well in textbooks and improve their academic performance, so as to gain the recognition of their teaching quality from higher education departments; On the other hand, the goal of parents and students is to get high marks in exams and lay a good foundation for further study. Imagine, if our math teachers can seriously follow the requirements of curriculum standards, improve students' math literacy in math teaching, provide students with relevant math background knowledge on the basis of learning textbook knowledge, or arrange students to collect and understand some math-related knowledge after class, organize and guide students to learn math well and develop their abilities in colorful activities, will the above phenomenon still occur?
3. About handwritten newspaper
Don't like it?
just as
West ring
number of people
2
15
18
per cent
5.7%
42.9%
5 1.4%
Among the 35 students surveyed, 18 likes to compile handwritten newspapers, accounting for 51.4% of the total number of students surveyed; There are 2 people who don't like compiling handwritten newspapers, accounting for only 5.7% of the total survey. Children like to compile handwritten newspapers, because it is a new comprehensive learning method, which requires students to do a lot of work: practical activities, actual investigation, collection, screening, sorting out materials, making headlines, layout design, drawing and coloring. These are all children's favorite learning activities, which can also make their math learning lively and colorful.
By reading the questionnaire, it can be found that students know little about the method of making handwritten newspapers, and their knowledge about the design, layout, color matching and data collection of headlines only comes from tabloids made by others since the Enlightenment. Although many students have written handwritten newspapers in the process of learning Chinese, the Chinese teacher has not given specific guidance.
The findings are as follows:
The present situation of mathematics learning in primary schools is:
Student: Most students are not interested in math learning. Most of them study mathematics in order to get high marks, get the appreciation of their parents and teachers, or lay a good foundation for entering high school and going to college in the future. The space and time for them to study mathematics are relatively narrow, generally confined to schools, classrooms and math textbooks. The learning style is relatively simple, the method is relatively passive and the learning content is relatively boring. Bruner, an American contemporary psychologist, said: "The best motivation for learning is that students have an innate interest in the materials they learn." If primary school students can master scientific and flexible learning methods and pay attention to understanding and learning mathematics in various ways, then they will definitely have a strong interest in mathematics learning and will definitely improve the efficiency of mathematics learning.
Teachers: Although quality education has been implemented for many years, and the mathematics curriculum standard has been published in 200 1, the present situation of mathematics education in primary schools is still very worrying. With the in-depth development of quality education, higher education departments avoid talking about "exam-oriented education", but the inspection of the teaching quality of schools and teachers is still mainly in the form of "unified examination" and "random examination", focusing on the degree of students' mastery of mathematics knowledge, which leads most teachers to pay too much attention to the study of textbook knowledge, even regard it as the whole of mathematics learning, and put the improvement of students' ability to take exams in the first place; As a result, our mathematics learning is boring, and most students learn mathematics mechanically and passively, while a few students are tired of learning. When many students mention mathematics, it seems that they are caught in the sea of questions, as if they are trapped at the foot of the mountain and suddenly lose their vitality.
(3) Experimental research
On the basis of understanding the present situation, enter the experimental research stage: using the action research method, explore the methods and ways to guide primary school students to create and write mathematical handwritten newspapers.
The first stage: learn the general compiling method of handwritten newspaper. First of all, I took the students to learn the relevant knowledge of handwritten newspaper compilation: the determination of theme, the design skills of registration, the design method of layout, the selection of content, the setting of columns, the configuration of pictures and so on. Then let the students try to compile a mathematical handwritten newspaper, comment on it with the handwritten newspaper compiled by the students, and praise the good part in time. On this basis, let the students edit it again and make an exhibition evaluation to stimulate students' interest.
The second stage: learning to compile mathematical manuscripts. The focus of this stage is to enable students to independently write handwritten newspapers on their own topics. Although the theme is self-defined, the first step is for teachers to unify the theme, guide students to collect relevant information closely around the theme, rationally design registration, scientifically design layout, flexibly set columns, and how to configure beautiful pictures. It took the children about two weeks to edit a handwritten newspaper. I asked them to post handwritten newspapers on the walls around the classroom. We visit each other, comment on each other and communicate with each other. The atmosphere of the activity was quite warm, and everyone benefited a lot from it. Next, students can choose their own topics to write mathematical manuscripts. Some take the story of mathematicians as the theme, some take the quickness of mathematics as the theme, and some take the humor of mathematics as the theme ... This mathematical handwritten newspaper is very effective. I used a big display board to show it in the whole school, and the children's works were well received by all the teachers and students.
The third stage: combined with mathematics textbooks, write a unit special issue. After learning the knowledge of a unit, guide students to systematically sort out the knowledge of the unit, break the original order and re-classify and integrate, and closely focus on the learning content of the unit, and compile a special issue of the unit of mathematics handwritten newspaper. On this basis, guide students to flexibly arrange and design the contents of the special issue of the unit, such as collecting small mathematical materials related to the knowledge of this unit and constructing "Do you know?" ; You can sort out the problems you often make in this unit and build a column of "Mathematical Hospital". You can sum up your own skills and experience in learning this unit and build a column "self-presentation"; You can write your own whimsy and unique solutions and build a column "Show Your Skills". ..... In the process of writing mathematical handwritten newspaper, students comprehensively apply basic knowledge, make bold attempts and explore problems independently. While cultivating students' creativity and developing their individuality, we should create a stage for ourselves to show themselves.
4. Conduct the questionnaire survey again.
After completing the experimental research, I conducted a post-experimental investigation on the original students at the end of April 2003. The survey results show that through the research activities of this topic, primary school students' mathematical knowledge is enriched, their mathematical horizons are broadened, their interest in learning mathematics is improved, and the knowledge they have learned in mathematics classroom is consolidated and deepened, thus improving their learning efficiency.
Research results and analysis of verbs (abbreviation of verb)
Before and after the research, this topic investigated the students' mathematics learning situation, and the results were compared as follows:
(A) interest in learning
Title number
Survey content
Original number
per cent
Current number
per cent
1
I like learning math.
10
17%
30
85.7%
four
A thinks math study is boring.
B thinks math study is average.
C thinks math learning is interesting.
20
10
five
57. 1%
28.6%
14.3%
1
1
33
2.9%
2.9%
94.3%
From the comparison of the pre-test and post-test, it can be found that the primary school students' interest in mathematics learning has been greatly improved through the mathematical activities of writing mathematical handwritten newspapers.
learning method
Title number
Survey content
Original number
per cent
Current number
per cent
2
In addition to math class,
You can learn from different ways.
10
28%
33
94.3%
three
Besides finishing homework after class,
Can learn in various ways.
13
37. 1%
2 1
60%
As can be seen, with the development of the creation and editing activities of mathematical handwritten newspapers, more and more people can pay attention to mathematics learning in different ways and ways, such as learning mathematics knowledge in life, learning mathematics knowledge from the Internet and reading related extracurricular books. From the students' answers to the sixth question of the questionnaire, we can clearly see that in the activity of writing mathematical manuscripts, students' mathematical horizons have been broadened, their mathematical knowledge has been enriched, their mathematical learning activities have become more colorful, and their comprehensive quality has been greatly improved.
(3) About handwritten newspaper
Title number
Survey content
Original number
per cent
Current number
per cent
five
Like to compile mathematical manuscripts.
18
5 1.4%
18
5 1.4%
As can be seen from the data in the table, the number of people who like to compile mathematical handwritten newspapers has not increased, but it has not decreased. Through further conversation, I learned that although most primary school students are very willing to take part in the activity of writing math newspapers by hand, they don't have enough time to engage in this activity. At present, the study task is very tight, and the spare time is occupied by Chinese, math and English homework. It is very difficult to compile an ideal mathematical handwritten newspaper. It takes time, endurance and perseverance, which makes some students dare not think and have no time to do it. There are also some students with learning difficulties who are willing but unable to do so, and some lazy and dependent students are unwilling to devote more energy to compiling handwritten newspapers better under the pretext of tight time.
(D) Comparison of students' mathematics quality tests
project
passing rate
average score
top student
per cent
Eugenic number
per cent
Control pre-class test
100%
89.6
six
18.2%
28
84.8%
Pre-test of research class
100%
87. 1
three
8.6%
23
65.7%
Control class post-test
97%
90.3
seven
2 1.2%
27
8 1.8%
Post-test of research class
100%
93.2
seven
20%
28
80%
(Note: The two exams are the mid-term exams in the first semester and the second semester of the 2005-2006 school year, and the content, examination time, town invigilation and examination papers are unified. Among them, the top students in the table refer to students whose scores are above 97, and the top students refer to students whose scores are above 90. )
The comparison of two tests and two classes shows that students' mathematics quality can be effectively improved through this research activity.
(V) Results of case studies (omitted) The above two cases fully show that in mathematics learning activities, guiding students to write mathematics manuscripts can improve students' interest in mathematics learning, enrich their mathematics knowledge and improve their mathematics quality.
Research conclusion of intransitive verbs
1, Mathematical Manuscript, which expresses the charm of mathematics in the form of tabloids and mathematics in various forms and genres, provides students with the creative process of mathematical knowledge, stimulates students' love for mathematics and improves students' interest in learning mathematics.
2. The activity of creating and editing mathematical handwritten newspaper consolidates and deepens the mathematical knowledge that students have learned in class, enriches the extracurricular knowledge of primary school students, broadens their mathematical horizons and improves the efficiency of students' mathematical learning.
3. The creation of handwritten mathematics newspaper has changed and enriched students' mathematics learning methods, organically combined students' mathematics knowledge with Chinese knowledge and art knowledge, improved students' aesthetic ability and oral expression ability, and improved students' comprehensive mathematics quality.
Seven. Discussions and suggestions
1. As a math teacher, we should really implement quality education, organize students to carry out colorful math learning activities, and practice the spirit of curriculum standards in math teaching. The Mathematics Curriculum Standard (Experimental Draft) clearly points out that the content of students' mathematics learning should be realistic, meaningful and challenging; The presentation of learning content should adopt different expressions to meet diverse learning needs; Students' mathematics learning activities should be a lively, proactive and personalized process. In the specific Curriculum Implementation Proposal, teachers are required to consciously and purposefully develop and utilize various mathematics curriculum resources, such as information technology, books and videos. So as to provide a colorful educational environment and powerful learning tools for students' learning and development, attract and help students to learn mathematics more effectively, broaden their learning fields, enrich their horizons and stimulate their interest in learning mathematics.
The requirements of curriculum standards are clear and specific. As front-line teachers in the new century, we can't continue to be influenced by exam-oriented education and teach for exams. Don't abandon some content just because it is not within the scope of examination! We should carefully interpret the curriculum standards, deeply understand the connotation of the curriculum standards, and infiltrate the spirit of the curriculum standards into every link of education and teaching. Under the guidance of advanced teaching concepts, organize and guide students to carry out lively and colorful mathematics learning activities, stimulate students' interest in learning, fully mobilize students' enthusiasm for learning mathematics, and promote students' all-round, sustained and harmonious development.
2. In my opinion, our teacher should not only guide students to read newspapers, but also guide students to learn how to compile mathematical handwritten newspapers. Since compiling handwritten newspapers can not only consolidate knowledge, improve learning efficiency, stimulate learning interest, but also broaden students' horizons and improve students' mathematical literacy such as hands-on operation, observation and aesthetics, why not we teachers? In the activity of compiling mathematical handwritten newspaper, every student can fully display his talent and improve his confidence in learning mathematics; In the process of compiling mathematical handwritten newspaper, every student is reflecting on his own learning process and exchanging learning experience with other students in the newspaper; In the activity of writing mathematical manuscripts, every student can read mathematical books and consult mathematical materials extensively, and actively write mathematical examples that he observes, discovers and applies in his daily life into manuscripts. At the same time, teachers can set up various columns in the handwritten newspaper, such as: mathematician's story, mathematical humor, mathematical history and development, mathematical riddles, operation garden, thinking expansion, showing your skills, math diary, introduction of learning methods, my clever ideas and clever calculations. Teachers can also take advantage of the opportunity of newspaper design to let students use their mathematical knowledge to improve the quality of running newspapers and improve their mathematical literacy in an all-round way.