What is the purpose of learning something?
Is it to be able to remember and repeat (remember our ten-year series), or to be able to use that knowledge in the real world somehow?
Learning math concepts in class is useful when our teacher tests us, but in our lives, we need that knowledge to do practical things like applying heuristic skills in a situation.
In the case of PSLE Math questions, it could be to calculate the number of rolls of ribbons to buy or even to estimate the weight of a $1 coin.
At the end of the day, the final learning outcome of learning has always been to apply it in our daily lives. This is where Higher Order Thinking (HOT) skills come into play.
HOT skills are the tools students use to transfer their knowledge into actual use. These include problem-solving, analyzing, evaluating, imagining and making connections, amongst many other strategies.
In an effective math lesson, students should be spending as much time using these strategies as they are learning concepts like numeracy, patterns, geometry, etc.
Without them, they may know the concept but be unable to use it when attempting problem sums.
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