“Give me a mathematical structure and I’ll turn it into a game.”
-Zoltan dienes
Dienes's learning stages are represented in six stages:
(1) Games.
(2) Search for common properties.
(3) Acting.
(4) Coding.
(5) Formation or drafting.
Dienes distinguishes between two types of thinking when confronting a mathematical problem:
(1) Analytical thinking:
In it, the individual performs a logical analysis of the problem and moves in a planned format from one step to the next.
(2) Constructive thinking:
He describes it as an adventurous thinking in which a person transcends the boundaries of a logical system.
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Teaching Mathematics