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Engaging STEM Learning Experience of Spatial Ability through Activities with Using Math Trail

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  • Katarína Laššová

    (Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Informatics, Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra, Tr. A. Hlinku 1, 949 01 Nitra, Slovakia)

  • Lucia Rumanová

    (Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Informatics, Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra, Tr. A. Hlinku 1, 949 01 Nitra, Slovakia)

Abstract

Math trail is a type of outdoor activity conducted in groups. Group members work together, communicate, and find common and best strategies for solving problems. Thus, it combines the use of mathematics in real life with a pleasant walk. Pupils have the opportunity to explore mathematics linked to real objects, solving standard and non-standard problems. Teachers, in turn, can use mathematics in this way as a tool to connect it to other STEM disciplines. This article first describes the results of research aimed at assessing spatial ability and mental rotation in students at technical vocational schools in Slovakia. A stereometry test was solved by 455 students. We then created a mathematical walk aimed at developing students’ spatial ability. The experiences presented in the article may be helpful as other mathematics’ popularization stimuli. We believe that when students are engaged in problem-based learning activities that are related to STEM disciplines, in particular, by connecting with the subjects in the problem context of the real world, STEM disciplines may become more important for students. Interdisciplinary STEM learning imitates authentic real-world problem-solving.

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  • Katarína Laššová & Lucia Rumanová, 2023. "Engaging STEM Learning Experience of Spatial Ability through Activities with Using Math Trail," Mathematics, MDPI, vol. 11(11), pages 1-16, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jmathe:v:11:y:2023:i:11:p:2541-:d:1161462
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    1. Petr Coufal, 2022. "Project-Based STEM Learning Using Educational Robotics as the Development of Student Problem-Solving Competence," Mathematics, MDPI, vol. 10(23), pages 1-14, December.
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