JOYFUL LEARNING

Rationale:

Learning should be something joyful because it is a perpetual growth process and self reflection. Basically, learning is the change of behaviour acquired by individual experiences. Joyful student-centred learning experiences can generate student’s motivation, interest, creativity, initiative, inspiration, independence, and spirit of learning.

Some identified problems in mathematics learning among others are partial concept explanation or just defining the formulas, monotonous and tedious learning process, authoritarianism in class, and difficulties to focus on learning. Posamentier in 2003 in his book by title “Math Wonder to Inspire Teachers and Students” states that the whole society has to welcome mathematics not only as an advantageous subject but also a beauty even a joyful thing.

In experiencing learning process, students are highly motivated by an entertaining activity. For that reason, mathematics teachers are expected to develop ideas to motivate students by integrating joyful activity in the teaching and learning process. The activities such as discovering, exploring, constructing, designing, setting strategy, and solving the problems are wrapped in mathematics games, puzzles and hands-on activities.

Aims:

Participants are able to develop joyful learning in mathematics education.

Expected Outcome:

At the end of the course participants should be able to:
A. explain characteristic of joyful learning in mathematics education
B. produce joyful learning based mathematics teaching materials
C. create mathematics learning model applying joyful learning

Course Content:
A. Characteristic of joyful learning;
B. Teaching strategies/ models;
C. Teaching materials for joyful learning;
D. Teaching media; and
E Simulation/teaching practice focusing on/using joyful learning.

Participants:

The number of participants of the Course is 24 Junior High School mathematics teachers. The details of the participants are as follows
Country Number of Participant Specification of Participant
Indonesia 12 Junior High School math key teachers
Cambodia 2 Junior High School math key teachers
Lao PDR 2 Junior High School math key teachers
Myanmar 1 Junior High School math key teachers
Vietnam 1 Junior High School math key teachers
Timor Leste 1 Junior High School math key teachers
Malaysia 1 Junior High School math key teachers
Philippines 1 Junior High School math key teachers
Thailand 1 Junior High School math key teachers
Bruney 1 Junior High School math key teachers
Singapore 1 Junior High School math key teachers

Venue

SEAMEO Regional Centre for QITEP in Mathematics
Jl. Kaliurang Km.6 Sambisari Condongcatur Depok Sleman Yogyakarta, Indonesia


Course Requirements:

1. Mathematics curriculum documents from participant\'s country.
2. Articles on actual/recent issues on mathematics education in primary school in participant\'s country.
3. Mathematics text books for Junior High School used in participant\'s school

Enquiries

SEAMEO Regional Centre for QITEP in Mathematics
Jl. Kaliurang Km.6 Sambisari Condongcatur Depok Sleman Yogykarta, Indonesia
Phone: +62 274 881717
Fax: +62 274 885752
Email: qitepinmath@yahoo.com