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B.ed pedagogy Mathematics

The document outlines several values of teaching mathematics, dividing them into 10 categories: practical or utilitarian value, intellectual value, social value, moral value, disciplinary value, and cultural value. It provides examples and explanations for each value. Mathematics provides practical benefits in daily life for tasks like calculating wages. It develops important intellectual skills like reasoning, creativity, and problem-solving. Socially, the study of mathematics helps social progress and the development of qualities like cooperation. It fosters moral development and discipline through teaching honesty, orderliness, and perseverance. Culturally, mathematics has helped advance civilization and transmit cultural heritage.

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 Aims are considered as conscious purpose and goals.  Values are the outcomes or results achieved after teaching according to these aims.  They are the actual results of our teaching efforts.  When we undertake an activity with a particular aim, we may get different results.  These are the values.  Knowledge of value helps the teacher to avoid aimlessness in teaching.  When we teach mathematics in the light of its aims, we shall realize its values.
Values of teaching mathematics may be divided in to ten categories. Practical or Utilitarian value Intellectual value Social value Moral value Disciplinary value Cultural value
Practical or Utilitarian value  The knowledge of mathematics is needed at every step or stage of life.  Our daily routine, measures and calculations all are dependent on mathematics.  When we have to awake? When we have to sleep? When we have to work? etc. all these evidences are related to mathematics.  Each and every person of society needs mathematical knowledge.
For example,  A laborer uses mathematical knowledge to calculate wages, to make purchases from market etc. The fundamentals of mathematics such as addition, subtraction, counting numerals, measurements etc. are used by all of us in our daily life.  A business man uses this knowledge of percentage, average, stock and share to run his business efficiently. In this context Bacon has said that, “Mathematics is the gate way and key of all the science”.
Intellectual value  One of the most important values of mathematics is that it is very important for intellectual development.  There is no other subject in the curriculum like mathematics which helps students to develop intellectual powers like Power of imagination, memorization, observation, invention, concentration, originality, creativity and reasoning.  As a child faces a mathematical problem his brain becomes active in solving that Problem.  In this way, all mental abilities of child are developed through mathematics.
The following statements will help us to know the intellectual values of mathematics “Mathematics is subject which provides an opportunity for the training of the mind to close thinking, stirring up a sleeping and uninstructed spirit” -Plato “Mathematics is like Wheatstone and by its study one learners to think distinctly, consecutively and careful” -Hubsch “Mathematics is primarily taught on account of the mental training it affords and only secondarily on account of the knowledge of facts it impacts”-Schultze
Social value  The study of mathematics should enable an individual to appreciate that man is a social being and h must play an important role in bringing about social progress.  Today our social set up or social existence is totally governed by the study of mathematics.  History of mathematics openly reveals that whenever a country has given due weightage to the teaching of mathematics it has made a tremendous progress
 Mathematics plays an important role in the proper organization and maintenance of social institutions.  Moreover, the social values like tolerance, open mindedness, objectivity, co-operation, honesty, truthfulness and will power are also acquired by the study of mathematics.  In this way mathematics played an important role in not only understanding the progress of society but also to develop the society. “The progress and improvement of mathematics are linked to the prosperity of the state” -Napoleon
Moral values  Mathematical knowledge is helpful in character and personality development.  Child develops the qualities like honesty, truthfulness, justice, dutifulness, punctuality, self-confidence, power of distribution between right and wrong, cleanliness, patience, listen to others and respect them etc. through the study of mathematics.  It deprives off the feelings of jealousy, hate etc. These qualities helps an individual to lead a moral life with sound character.
Disciplinary value  The major two aims of teaching mathematics are the acquisition of knowledge and disciplines the mind.  Mathematics due its vary nature helps the students to lead a well-disciplined life.  It helps the students to imbibe values like honesty, truthfulness, open-mindedness, objectivity, self-confidence, self-reliance, patience, will power and it trains the students in systematic and orderly habits namely concentration, punctuality, neatness, hardwork, orderliness, regularity and so on.
 Thus mathematics helps the students in facing the challenges of daily life with courage and confidence and enables them to lead a satisfactory life with well- disciplined mind.  According to Locke, “Mathematics is a way to settle in the mind a habit of reasoning”
Cultural value  Mathematics has great cultural values, It has helped in transmitting and enriching our culture.  It has helped in the development of various subjects and occupations.  It is mainly responsible for the progress of our civilization. It has been rightly said, “Mathematics is the mirror of civilizations”
 The person becomes critical observer, logical thinker by the proper knowledge of mathematics.  Thus the person becomes more cultured with the proper knowledge of mathematics.  Mathematics helps in promoting cultural heritage and transmitting it to future generation.  The welfare of our civilization is almost depends upon scientific and mathematical
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