• The Ethnomathematics of Indigenous Burnt Bricks Production in the Benue Valley

    Author(s):
    Joshua Abah ABAH (see profile) , Gabriel Terfa Atondo, Joseph Terzungwe KWAGHWA
    Date:
    2020
    Subject(s):
    Mathematics, Cultural property, Education, West Africa, Arts, Handicraft, Teaching, Learning
    Item Type:
    Article
    Tag(s):
    Ethnomathematics, Mathematics Education, Realistic Mathematics Education, Burnt Bricks Production, Benue Valley, Cultural heritage, Education in West Africa, Arts and crafts, Teaching and learning
    Permanent URL:
    http://dx.doi.org/10.17613/1vfy-cw55
    Abstract:
    Mathematics education that is culture-oriented emphasizes originality of thought and encourages the virtue of creativity. The approaches of ethnomathematics are embedded in the everyday practice of students and can stimulate classroom participation, develop mathematical intuition, enhance number sense and introduce mathematical concepts in an engaging way. This exploratory study focuses on the mathematics lessons derivable from the local process of producing burnt bricks within the Benue Valley. The study draws connections from the steps involved in burnt bricks making to the concepts taught in the Basic Mathematics Curriculum. The study summits that the onus is on the mathematics teacher to innovatively incorporate elements form their learners’ environment into instructional sequence in order to demystify the perceived abstractness of mathematics.
    Notes:
    VillageMath Educational Review (VER), A publication of the Network for Grassroots Science and Mathematics Education (NGSME), Department of Mathematics Education, Federal University of Agriculture, Makurdi, Nigeria.
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    Published as:
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    Pub. DOI:
    10.5281/zenodo.3860352
    Publisher:
    Network for Grassroots Science and Mathematics Education (NGSME), Department of Mathematics Education, Federal University of Agriculture, Makurdi, Nigeria
    Pub. Date:
    27th May, 2020
    Journal:
    VillageMath Educational Review (VER)
    Volume:
    1
    Issue:
    1
    Page Range:
    11 - 25
    Status:
    Published
    Last Updated:
    4 years ago
    License:
    All-Rights-Granted
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