Inductive method

INDUCTIVE METHOD

1. INDUCTIVE METHOD
Dr M.RAJENDRA NATH BABU

2. Approaches and methods in
teaching mathematics

3. Approaches and methods in teaching mathematics
Therearevariousapproachesandmethodswhicharesuitableforclass
roomteachingofmathematics.Theyare
1)ClassicalMethod
2)LectureMethod
3)InductiveandDeductiveApproaches
4)AnalyticandSyntheticMethods

4. Approaches and methods in teaching mathematics
5)LaboratoryMethod
6)HeuristicMethod
7)ProjectMethod
8)ProblemSolvingApproach/Method

5. Approaches and methods in teaching mathematics
9)ConstructivistApproach
10)5ELearningModel
11)CollaborativeLearningApproach(CLA)
12)ConceptMappingetc.

6. INDUCTIVE METHOD -INTRODUCTION
InductiveapproachisadvocatedbyPestalozziandFrancis
Bacon.
Thisapproachisbasedontheprocessofinduction.
Inthiswefirsttakeafewexamplesandgreaterthan
generalize.
Itisamethodofconstructingaformulawiththehelpofa
sufficientnumberofconcreteexamples.

7. INDUCTIVE METHOD -INTRODUCTION
Inductionmeanstoprovideauniversaltruthbyshowing,thatifitistruefor
aparticularcase.
Itistrueforallsuchcases.
Inductiveapproachispsychologicalinnature.
Thechildrenfollowthesubjectmatterwithgreatinterestand
understanding.
Thismethodismoreusefulinarithmeticteachingandlearning.

8. INDUCTIVE METHOD -INTRODUCTION
Inductiveapproachproceedsfrom
Particularcasestogeneralrulesofformulae
Concreteinstancetoabstractrules
Knowntounknown
Simpletocomplex

9. INDUCTIVE METHOD -STEPS
Followingstepsareusedwhileteachingbythismethod:-
(a)PresentationofExamples:
Inthisstepteacherpresentsmanyexamplesofsame
typeandsolutionsofthosespecificexamplesareobtained
withthehelpofthestudent.
(b)Observation:
Aftergettingthesolution,thestudentsobservetheseand
trytoreachtosomeconclusion.

10. INDUCTIVE METHOD -STEPS
(c)Generalization:
Afterobservationtheexamplespresented,theteacherandchildren
decidesomecommonformulae,principleorlawbylogicalmutual
discussion.
(d)Testingandverification:
Afterdecidingsomecommonformula,principleorlaw,childrentestand
verifythelawwiththehelpofotherexamples.Inthiswaychildrenlogically
attaintheknowledgeofinductivemethodbyfollowingabovegivensteps.

11. INDUCTIVEMETHOD-EXAMPLE
Solution:
Sumoftwooddnumbersiseven
Particularconcept:
1+1=2,1+3=4,1+5=6
3+5=8,3+7=10,3+9=12
Generalconcept:
Fromtheabove,weconcludethatsumoftwooddnumbers
iseven.

12. INDUCTIVEMETHOD-MERITS
Itenhancesselfconfident
Itisapsychologicalmethod.
Itisameaningfullearning
Itisascientificmethod
Itdevelopsscientificattitude.
Itdevelopsthehabitofintelligenthardwork.

13. INDUCTIVEMETHOD-MERITS
Ithelpsinunderstandingbecausethestudentknowshowaparticular
formulahasbeenframed.
Sinceitisalogicalmethodsoitsuitsteachingofmathematics.
Itisanaturalmethodofmakingdiscoveries,majorityofdiscoverieshave
beenmadeinductively.
Itdoesnotburdenthemind.Formulabecomeseasytoremember.
Thismethodisfoundtobesuitableinthebeginningstages.Allteaching
inmathematicsisconductiveinthebeginning.

14. INDUCTIVEMETHOD-DEMERITS
Certaincomplexandcomplicatedformulacannotbe
generatedsothismethodislimitedinrangeandnotsuitable
foralltopics.
Itistimeconsumingandlaboriousmethod
Inductiondoesnotprovebutonlyprovidesthematerialto
prove,itonlydiscovers.

15. INDUCTIVEMETHOD-DEMERITS
It’sapplicationislimitedtoveryfewtopics
Itisnotsuitableforhigherclass
Inductivereasoningisnotabsolutelyconclusive
becausethegeneralizationmadewiththehelpofa
fewspecificexamplesmaynotholdwellinallcases.

16. INDUCTIVEMETHOD-APPLICATIONS
Inductiveapproachismostsuitablewhere
Rulesaretobeformulated
Definitionsarebeformulated
Formulaearetobederived
Generalizationsorlawaretobearrivedat.

17. THANQ
Dr. M.RAJENDRA NATH BABU
M.A(Soc),M.A, M.Sc(Maths), M.Sc(psy), M.Ed, M.Phil, Ph.D,
NET-JRF&SRF (UGC),PGDCA
Assistant Professor
Department of Teacher Education
Nagaland University
Kohima Campus
[email protected]
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