ERIC Number: EJ1433301
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 5
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Mathematical Strategies in Health and Physical Education in the Junior Secondary Years: An Approach Incorporating STEM and Fitness
Stuart Evans; Charlene Willis
Australian Mathematics Education Journal, v5 n4 p25-29 2023
When teachers help students see connections between mathematical concepts and real life it can increase students' interest and learning in mathematics. Physical activity is also a part of daily life; therefore, Health and Physical Education (HPE) is a particularly rich subject area that mathematics teachers can capitalise on to show students how mathematics connects to the real world. This article is written for teachers of mathematics (including out-of-field teachers) in the secondary years who may be unaccustomed with the HPE curriculum. Specifically, a discovery and problem-based pedagogical method is used that enables students to explore a task that demonstrates the richness and variety possible when an integrated curriculum approach is taken. In this paper the authors explain how mathematics complements HPE and discuss the tangible learning, real-world outcomes and opportunities available. Specifically, the authors present an example problem from the pedagogical program STEMfit, which provides a pathway for students to learn STEM subjects by using and analysing personally obtained data in different physical activity contexts to encourage mathematical learning. Innovative approaches to mathematics lessons can help students understand how to use mathematical language so that they can connect ideas logically.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary School Teachers, Secondary School Students, Secondary School Mathematics, STEM Education, Physical Education, Health Education, Integrated Curriculum, Physical Fitness, Mathematical Concepts, Team Sports
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Australia
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