Volume/Issue :

Article type :

Editorial

Page No :

4-6

Abstract :

It is obvious, that collaboration plays an increasing role among science and mathematics teachers. It is quite useful if different ideas on science and mathematics teaching are shared among teachers. Teachers have better opportunities to experience collaboration. The collaborative process supports the transdisciplinarity of science and mathematics teaching. Teachers are able to develop an understanding of how mathematics and science concepts can be taught in creative, playful and effective way. The project MaT²SMc is implemented in the frame of EU Lifelong Learning Programme. The main idea of the project is to find a way to increase students' motivation to learn in the key subjects mathematics and science. From one side, mathematics teachers should understand that there is a meaningful and realistic context to use mathematics. From the other side, science teachers should understand that the mathematics competences required for more effective science teaching and learning. In such a context the collaboration of science and mathematics teachers is very relevant. Currently it is obvious that mathematics and natural science teachers‘ collaboration on integration purposes at school is limited by some factors. Collaboration of mathematics and natural science teachers should be expanded, for this purpose, it is necessary to create all necessary conditions and didactic providing (support). It is obvious, that collaboration of mathematics and science teachers is important for improvement of quality of natural science education.

Keywords :

collaboration, quality of natural science education, science and mathematics teaching

References :

Lamanauskas, V., Šlekienė, V., Ragulienė, L. (2014). Gamtos mokslų ir matematikos mokytojų bendradarbiavimas: "MaT2SMc" projektas [Natural Science and Mathematics Teachers Collaboration: Project "MaT2SMc"]. Gamtamokslinis ugdymas bendrojo lavinimo mokykloje - 2014 / Natural Science Education in a Comprehensive School - 2014, XX, 88-95.
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Cite as :

Lamanauskas, V. (2014). Gamtos mokslų dalykų ir matematikos mokytojų bendradarbiavimo svarba [The importance of natural science and mathematics teachers collaboration]. Gamtamokslinis ugdymas / Natural Science Education, 11(2), 4-6. https://doi.org/10.48127/gu-nse/14.11.04a