Media in Mathematics Teaching

The main idea of this topics is to give knowledge on the use of media in learning and teaching mathematics, and to invite math teachers to discuss the notion of media, media type, function and roles of instructional media, some benefits of instructional media, media selection, as well as some simple examples of media use in learning mathematics.

The use of media in teaching mathematics cannot be separated from teachers ability to empower a highly heterogeneous environment, so it is necessary to empower teacher to manipulate objects or environment that can help them in performing the teaching and learning process.

A teaching aid or mathematical manipulative is a concrete object which is designed so that student can learn some mathematical concept by manipulating it. The use of manipulative provides a way for children to learn concept in appropriate and hand on ways.The manipulative material should be related to the student real world. Mathematical manipulative are used in the first step teaching mathematical concept, to make the abstract mathematical concept more concrete to student. Thought concrete object, student can be directed to make representation of mathematical concept and they finally come to the concept of abstraction. Teacher and student can developing a media in mathematics teaching.