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ASSIGNMENT

TITLE: Informal learning contexts such as
mathematics exhibitions, maths fair


Submitted to :
PRINSAMMA

Submitted on : 06-09-2014
Submitted By :
Athira M.
Roll No. : 21
Option : Mathematics

Baselious Marthoma Mathews II Training College
Kottarakara
2014
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INDEX

Sl. No. Content Page No.
1 Introduction 3
2. Content Development 4
3. Conclusion 12
4. Reference 13


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INTRODUCTION



Informal learning is referred to as learning by experience or just as
experience. For all learners this includes heuristic language building.
Socialization, inculturation, and play. Informal learning is a persistent and
pervasive ongoing phenomena of learning via participation or learning via
knowledge creation, in contract with the traditional view of teacher-centered
learning via knowledge acquisition.

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CONTENT

Informal learning is widely used in the context of corporate training
and education in relation to return on investment or return on learning. It is also
widely used when referring to science education, in relation to citizen science or
informal science education. The conflated meaning of informal and nonformal
learning explicates mechanisms of learning that organically occur outside the
realm of traditional instructor-led programmer, eg: reading self selected books,
participating in self study programs, kitchen table science navigating performance
support materials and systems, incidental skills practice, receptivity of coaching or
mentoring, seeking advice from peers or participation in communication of
practice, to name a few informal learning occurs in community, where individuals
have opportunities to observe and participate in social activities.


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The examples of informal knowledge transfer include instant
messaging, a spontaneous meeting on the internet, a phone call to someone who
has information you need, a live one-time only sales meeting introducing a new
product, a chat-room in real time, a chance meeting by the water cooler, a
scheduled web-based meeting with a real time agenda, a tech walking you
through a repair process, or a meeting with your assigned mentor or manager.

Experience indicates that much of the learning for performance is
informal. Those who transfer their knowledge to a learner are usually present in
real time. Such learning can take place over the telephone or through the internet,
as well as in person.

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EXHIBITION

An exhibition in the most general sense is an organized presentation
and display of a selection of items. In practice, exhibitions usually occur within
museums galleries and exhibition halls.

The word exhibition is used for a collection of items. Exhibitions may
be permanent displays or temporary but in common usage, exhibitions are
considered temporary and usually scheduled to open and close on specific dates.
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Though exhibitions are common events, the concept of an exhibition
is quite wide and encompasses many variables. Organizing and holding exhibitions
also requires effective event planning management and logistics.
MATHEMATICS EXHIBITION

NCERT organize national level science exhibition every years where
children showcase their talents in mathematics and their applications in different
areas related with our everyday life.
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In 1988 with the birth centenary celebration of Jawaharlal Nehru, the
national science exhibition was renamed as the Jawaharlal Nehru national science
exhibition for children. This year being celebrated as year of mathematics.




OBJECTIVES OF MATHEMATICS EXHIBITION

1) To provide a forum for children to pursue their natural curiosity and
inventiveness to quench their thirst for creativity.
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2) To make children feel that science is all around us and we can gain
knowledge as well as solve many problems.
3) To lay emphasis on the development of science and technology as a major
instrument for achieving goals of self reliance and socio-economic.
4) To highlight the role of mathematics and technology for producing good
quality for the use of society.
5) To encourage children to visualize future of the nation and help them
become sensitive and responsible citizens.
6) To apply mathematics and information technology to visualize and solve
problems pertaining to everyday life.

The organization of mathematics exhibitions also provide
opportunities to all participating students, teacher and visitors to get acquainted
with different kind of equipment, devices and techniques. This exercise enables the
students and teachers to generate scientific ideas for addressing various problems
and they would be able to interact with one another and share their views.
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FAIR


Fair is a gathering of people to display or trade produce or other
goods, to parade or display animals and often to enjoy associated travelling
carnival or travelling funfair entertainment. It is normally of the essence of a fair
that it is temporary; some last only an afternoon while others may last as long as
ten weeks. Activities at fairs vary widely. Some trade fairs are important regular
business events either where products are traded between business people, as at the
Frankfurt book fair, where publishers sell book rights in other markets to other
publishers or where products are showcased to consumers, as for example in
agricultural districts where they present opportunities to display and demonstrate
the latest machinery on the market to farmers


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MATH FAIR

A math fair is a non-competitive problem solving event that
gives teachers an opportunity to have their students do problem solving with a
particular goal in mind. The mathfair can be adapted to almost any curriculum and
set of standards, and it will motivate and inspire all of the students. Below we have
added good problems for teachers and students to use for math fairs and general
classroom use.
Math fair involve students in creating and displaying projects relating
to mathematics. Participants had to be able to explain thoroughly the mathematical
theories and concepts behind their projects, which were placed on display at the
school so that students from the lower grades could examine the older students
research. Students have created mathematic games such as dunking for prime
numbers fishing for palindromes and Black Jack geometry.

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CONCLUSION
The home school knowledge exchange and transformation in primary
education project to focussed on the importance of home school relationships in
supporting the learning development of pupils while the vicarious learning and
case based teaching of clinical reasoning skills projects tracked the learning of
trainee speech and language therapists while making diagnoses of virtual patients
and in subsequent discussions of difficult topics with other students or tutors. Both
these projects too were therefore looking at learning that spanned informal learning
contexts.


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REFERENCES

1. Aggarwal, J. C(2001). Principles, methods & techniques of teaching (2
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3. James, A. (2006). Techniques of Teaching Mathematics. New Delhi:
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4. mathmidway.org/
5. imaginary.org/
6. www.answers.com/Q/
7. www.mathfair.com