Community Based Learning

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ANCY. T. DASII SEMESTER B.Ed. MATHEMATICS

MTTC,PATHANAPURAM

COMMUNITY BASED LEARNINGCommunity based learning refers to a wide

variety of instructional methods and programs that educators use to connect what is being taught in schools to their surrounding communities, including local institutions, history, literature, cultural heritage, and natural environments.

Community based learning is also motivated by the belief that all communities have intrinsic educational assets and resources that educators can use to enhance learning experiences for students.

Concepts of community based resources

Proponents of community based generally argue that the students will be more interested in the subjects and concepts being taught, and they will be more inspired to learn, if academic study is connected to concepts, issues, and contexts that are more familiar, understandable, accessible or personally relevant to them.

By using the Community as a classroom, teachers can improve knowledge retention, skill acquisition and preparation for adult life because of students can be given more opportunities apply learning in practical, real life settings- by researching a local ecosystem

APPROACHES IN COMMUNITY BASED LEARNING

1) Instructional connections In this form of community based

learning teachers would make explicit and purposeful connections between the material being taught in the classroom and local issues, contexts and concepts. 

2) community integration In this approach educators might take

advantages of local experts by inviting them into the school to give presentations, participate in panel discussions, or mentor students who are working on a long term research project. The school may also partner with a local organization or group to provide additional learning experience in the school.

3) Community participation In this approach, students would learn, at

least in part, by actively participating in their community. In this scenario, students are learning both within and outside of the school walls and participatory community based learnind experiences would be connected in some way to the school’s academic program.

 4) Citizen action This approach would be considered by

some experts and educators to be the fullest or most authentic realization of community based learning- students not only learn from and in their community, but they also use what they are learning to influence, change, or give back to the community in some meaningful way.

HUMAN RESOUCES Human resources is a term used to describe the individuals who

comprise the work force of an organization. In education, it is the resource that resides in the knowledge, skills

and motivation of students. In this particular context human resources are mainly the locally

available experts in maths who helps in the teaching learning process.

Teachers are considered as the knowledge resources. A teacher who employs the socio cultural approach to teach mathematics would design a learning task through which students can interact with experts.

It is a process of guided participation and interaction of learning by solving problems just beyond a student’s current capability with the help of a more expert other via scaffolding.

Experts do not necessarily imply mathematicians. Teachers are most often the experts in real classrooms, and

continuing professional development strengthens their expertise in mathematics.

Some human resources available in Mathematics are

Teachers, Mathematicians, Key resource persons, Retired teachers and professors, Teaching assistants, Teaching experts in coaching centers, Research scholars, Advanced peers, Well trained parents, E-tutors etc. 

NATURAL RESOURCES Mathematical aspects found in

environmental phenomenaCongruence Any two geometric figures are

said to be congruent if they can be made to coincide (fit exactly on each other). Congruent means exactly agreeing. They are exactly alike in all respects of figures having all corresponding parts equal. The congruence can be seen even in nature.

Eg: The congruence in floristic patterns between different life forms of woody plants

Similarity Figures that have the same

shape but not necessarily the same size are called similar figures. Two conditions which are requisite for similarity are same shape and proportionate dimensions.

Eg: the flowers of the same plant

Ratio and proportion Ratio is the number which gives

the relation of certain quantity to another quantity. If two ratios are equal then they are proportion.

Eg: The array of seeds in the centre of a sunflower looks like spiral patterns curving left and right.

Geometric shapes Geometry is the study of

properties of shapes In nature we can see different geometrical shapes.

Eg: Circular shape of full moon, triangular shape of tree branches, hexagonal shape of honeycomb etc.

Symmetric property Symmetry is when one shape

becomes exactly like another if you flip, slide or turn it. The simplest type of symmetry is reflection symmetry.

Eg: Animals, leaves of plants and some flowers such as orchid etc.

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