Family involvement and guidance in taking an active role in the process of teaching and learning mathematics: A case study from Costa Rica

Zuleyka Suárez Valdés-Ayala, Rebeca Solís-Ortega, Angie Solís-Palma

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Abstract

This paper shows the results of a project carried out in 2018 by a group of professors from the School of Mathematics of the Costa Rica Institute of Technology (ITCR). The main objective of the project was to encourage parents and any person responsible for the student, to develop a good attitude towards the mathematics, its usefulness and importance; and to provide them with tools that they could use to help the students in their academic tasks. This project was carried out in six elementary schools of the central district of Cartago, Costa Rica and partially consisted in teaching two workshops of two hours each in all the selected schools. These workshops focused on the acquisition of didactic skills to support the academic tasks of their children, specifically in the subjects of fractions and basic math operations.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of ICIEI 2019
Subtitle of host publicationThe 4th International Conference on Information and Education Innovations
PublisherAssociation for Computing Machinery
Pages47-52
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)9781450371698
DOIs
StatePublished - 10 Jul 2019
Event4th International Conference on Information and Education Innovations, ICIEI 2019 - Durham, United Kingdom
Duration: 10 Jul 201912 Jul 2019

Publication series

NameACM International Conference Proceeding Series

Conference

Conference4th International Conference on Information and Education Innovations, ICIEI 2019
Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
CityDurham
Period10/07/1912/07/19

Keywords

  • Basic math operations
  • Family
  • Fractions
  • Math
  • Workshops

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