Course Transaction

Course Transaction

M.Sc. (Mathematics Education)    Course Transaction:

(i) Project-based Learning

    • Real-time situations in education settings
    • Identification of problem
    • Multipronged strategies to find the solution
    • Solutions are field tested and validated

      Examples:

  • Mathematics in architecture
  • Aesthetics in Mathematics: Mathematical Rangoli patterns
  • Designing Mathematical activities for autistic children
  • Mathematical board games
  • Representing dihedral groups using mirrors
  • Integrated Mathematics curriculum: sample modules
  • Mathematics of Kolam art

 

(ii) ICT-based learning

  • ICT as an integral part of the curriculum
  • Mathematics-specific software such as Mathematica, Matlab, Geogebra
  • Math writing software Latex
  • Media-based software such as Utility
  • Software for creative teaching-learning resources such as Captivator, Flash, Storyboard
  • Google certification for virtual classrooms

(iii) Media as a platform to raise issues of Education/Math Education and create Educational Content

    • Scriptwriting
    • Basics of Film Production
    • Camera Handling
    • Radio Broadcasting
    • Theatre and Puppetry
    • Advertisement
    • Social Media
    • Animation and Gaming
    • MOOC and E-Learning

 

(iv) School Internship:

  • 40 days school internship in government and Private Schools
  • Permissions are taken from the Directorate of Education, Delhi
  • Emphasis is on Innovative methods of teaching such as:
  • Hands-on and visualization;
  • Interdisciplinary approach;
  • Differentiated teaching,
  • Self-developed ICT tools and online resources
  • Alternate methods such as story-embedded teaching, Games based pedagogy, teaching through newspapers etc

 

(v) Research and Innovation

  • Small scale research with appropriate research methodology
  • Write research dissertation
  • Presentations at National and International Conferences

(vi) Learning Beyond Classrooms

  • Summer Internships at Niti Aayog, NCERT, CBSE, MHRD, IIT
  • C³: Creative Conversation Over Coffee
  • Matrix: Mathematics Education Society@CIC
  • Seminar Presentation
  • D. Colloquia at Department of Education

 

(vii) Outreach Activities

  • Workshops for school teachers
  • Math workshops for school students
  • Hands on Models to teach mathematical concepts
  • Developing teaching-learning resources for Math teachers
  • Helping schools to develop Math-labs in schools
  • Providing need based services to schools
  • Designing Mathematics learning kit for differently abled children
  • Discussing Mathematics on Community Radio

 

(viii) Enrichment Activities

  • Invited talks by eminent speakers from the field of Education, Mathematics and related fields
  • Skill Enhancement workshops
  • Panel Discussions
  • Field visits

(IX) List of Innovation Projects undertaken 

  •  Music is mathematical in nature
  • Mathematics in CIC architecture
  • Aesthetics in mathematics: mathematical Rangoli patterns
  • Designing mathematical activities for autistic children
  • Mathematical board games
  • Realization of dihedral groups using mirrors
  • Neuro-cognitive basis of mathematical thinking
  • Making mathematics accessible to children with special need with special reference to visually impaired
  • An interface between School Math education and university education
  • Samrat Yantra: A study of mathematics behind Jantar-Mantara
  • Movies as a Medium to Impart Value Education as Envisaged in NCF 
  • Basic mathematical kit for visually impaired learners
  • Mapping history of mathematics across world
  • Mathematical Games Kit
  • World of trigonometry for School kids
  • Self-paced Mathematics learning and Assessment modules
  •  Understanding factorization through visualization
  • Calculation made easy through Vedic Math
  • Operating with irrational numbers
  • World of tessellation
  • Lines and angles measurement instrument
  • Probability game
  • Mathematics of Kolam art
  • Platform for online service for book search
  • Integrated mathematics curriculum: sample module
  • Radian as a measurement unit of circle

(X) List of Research Projects done by students

Students do small-scale action research in real-time challenges faced by students/teachers in mathematics classroom. Below is the list of projects initiative by students:

  • Analysis of Real-Life Questions in Algebra in class 8 and 9 for Serving Higher Aims of Math Learning
  • Questions as a tool in teaching and learning of Mathematics
  • Facilitating Mathematics Learning using Social Media
  • Designing Visual Media to Teach Mathematics
  • Understanding and Misconceptions in Quadratic Equations
  • Enhancing Potentials of Advanced learners in Mathematics- A case study
  • approach
  • Participation of Women in Higher Mathematics Education
  • Developing Mathematical Ability through Cricket
  • Scripting Mathematical Stories as a Pedagogy Tool
  • Socio-Cultural Regional Representation in Elementary NCERT Mathematics
  • Textbooks
  • Robust Mathematics on Community Radio – Innovation in Mathematics
  • Teaching
  • Redesigning PISA in Indian context
  • Assessing Language related problem of Algebra in Upper Primary Standard to
  • Serve the Higher Aim of Mathematics
  • A study of attitude and aptitude of mathematics in third gender
  • Euclid Geometry and its relevance in School Geometry