The word `Heuristic` means to discover. in this method, the students be put in the place of an independent discoverer. The teacher sets a problem for the students and then ask them to discover the answer. Here students gets only a little help from the teacher. Students find out the solution by experiments, group discussions, or any other means. Experts say that this method has so many positives and it develops scientific attitude. What I would like to earn from you is your valuable view points and experiences about the effectiveness of this method in the college level Mathematics teaching.
Dear @Sudev, heuristic method is based on the principle of learning by doing. Please, find attached fine presentation on this issue. Good to watch!
Fine blog on Heuristic Method is attached also.
I do use this method in teaching some other subjects.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLxyjG9uZ1A
http://thiyagumath.blogspot.com/2011/05/module-7-heuristic-method.html
Hi,
Can you explain what a "heuristic method" means within math teaching? I do not think I have heard the term used before in this context.
Dear Prof. Michael Patriksson,
I have modified the explanation of my question. That is what I know about the method. Please marks your view points...
Dear @Sudev, heuristic method is based on the principle of learning by doing. Please, find attached fine presentation on this issue. Good to watch!
Fine blog on Heuristic Method is attached also.
I do use this method in teaching some other subjects.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLxyjG9uZ1A
http://thiyagumath.blogspot.com/2011/05/module-7-heuristic-method.html
Dear Sudev,
The method you mention is somewhat similar to the one Moore used to teaching topology courses, which now is termed as Moore's method in the mathematics community. In this method, students are not required to know things of topological nature and only definitions and few examples will be provided to them by the instructor and they have to prove theorems in class using the given definitions and other founding axioms.
It is merely an intellectual exercise of expectations to construct/obtain known and established truths of topology from the beginning, results that took hundreds of years if not more to be developed by several mathematicians.
From the outset, one problem stands out, the inability of the process to cover enough material from a pre designed course, which will later be a drawback for students, because of lack of not knowing enough information and knowledge from the course.
But such such works are the right fit to laboratory works in subjects of sciences such as biology, chemistry and physics, side by side with the theoretical studies offered by professors, in which students figure out by themselves why indeed a theoretical result is some how empirically true to be applied to reality.
Discovery learning is the best method of teaching metacognition ,needed in mathematics.I think at that level ,it should be encouraged .WHAT THE STUDENTS LEARN BY THEMSELVES STICKS MORE IN THEIR MEMORY
Heuristic method of learning of mathematics or physics will be helpful sometimes. Students may enjoy joy of learning.
In my own view, the method will help all the students to be active, up and doing, and be eager to learn instead of "spoon feeding" them at that level.
Heuristic method helps the students to develop better connection with the foundation of the concepts and if they are able to explore the subject by themselves, that is the best way to remember it for future applications. So, ideally I find it very useful for college students, though practically difficult to use it in regular course.
@Ljubomir Jacić
Thank you Sir for the uploaded material. Its really helpful.
Dear @Jayanti, you are welcome. I am glad about fact that uploaded material will help. Regards.
It is the best way to teach almost any subject! Although students don't learn much from lectures, learn only how to follow certain instructions from the standard cook book laboratories, they learn from what they do and discover as they try to solve problems.
Thanks dear @Markovic for fine article THE NATURE OF TRUTH IN MATHEMATICS!
Effects of Heuristic Method of Teaching on Students’ Achievement in Algebra!
"...The Results of the study show that the heuristic approach is superior to the conventional approach in fostering students’ achievement in linear algebra. The study further revealed that male students taught linear algebra using the heuristic method performed better than their female counterparts and that there is no interaction between method and gender on students’ achievement in linear algebra."
https://www.academia.edu/6796093/Effects_of_Heuristic_Method_of_Teaching_on_Students_Achievement_in_Algebra
Of course dear @Markovic, heurisctic method is applicable to many scientific fields. But, the question of dear @Sudev is related to mathematics.
Yes, you are right regarding my last answer dear @Markovic. Speaking about heuristics as an effective method for teaching mathematics, not only algebra, please, have a look in my answer dated April 17th, 2015.
As a teaching method its very good, especially for future researchers.
Far ahead of traditional theorem-proof math tradition.
Learning Mathematics Using Heuristic Approach !
"The heart of mathematical problem solving is to explore and establish relationships between the different branches of knowledge in mathematics. Heuristics approaches are capable of illustrating how these knowledge branches are united by a few basic, universal principles during the mathematical knowledge transfer in the process of mathematical problem solving. This paper focuses on the application of heuristics approaches in an action research. The objectives of the study were (1) to investigate students’ response in applying heuristics approach in solving mathematical tasks, (2) to examine students’ abilities in applying the heuristics approach..."
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1877042813020508
Article Learning Mathematics Using Heuristic Approach
Dear @Markovic, this is fine research Master thesis about the comparison of scientific heuristic methods and traditional methods in teaching mathematics. Enjoy.
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