Cognitivist lesson plans: a tool for effective teaching for mathematics teachers

Abstract

Effective teaching of School mathematics has always been an area of concern. Although the B.Ed. curriculum includes sufficient elements in order to train mathematics teachers, but most of the models, methods and approaches that are taught, are done as separate entities and lack a complete, connected, logically arranged mechanism to integrate subject and content-specific requirements with mathematical thinking skills. An Action research is conducted to resolve the above stated problem with B.Ed. student-teachers (who have opted for Mathematics subject as an elective) of the Navrachana University. The solution is presented as a ‘Cognitivist Lesson Plan’ format, which is executed and the result is then reflected upon for further action or modification.