Media and Math engagement

THE ROLE OF MEDIA IN CAPTURING THE INTEREST OF STUDENTS TOWARDS MATHEMATICS Today, in this fast developing world, the role of media in daily life of the people is of utmost importance. Media in one form or the other is a means of transmission of knowledge, skills, creativity etc. There are mainly three types of media; print media, broadcast media, and the internet. Print media include newspapers, magazines, journals etc. Television, radio forms the broadcast media. Studies have shown that these media greatly influence the children. Schools today acknowledge that these media support learning i.e., they can provide students with better learning experience. Mathematics is the queen of all sciences. But it is considered as a complex and difficult subject. The lack of interest among students makes it a boring one. Piaget’s Stages of Cognitive Development shows that students learn from concrete to abstract ideas. Thus, it is important to provide a suitable learning environment. Media p...