The Design Of Maths Appreciative Activities In Grade Eight

Students can’t spontaneously appreciate mathematics, which needs teachers’ guidance,inspiration and influence. This paper explores the design of math appreciative activities ingrade eight, and hopes to make new breakthroughs in theory and practice. In this paper, theauthor employs qualitative research methods, specifically, literature and interview. The authorwants to gain a better understanding of the related research both at home and abroad throughliterature, andtoknowschool teachers’ideas onthis studybyinterview.Combining mathematics textbooks with students’ psychological characteristics of gradeeight, the author designs the framework of math appreciative activitiy framework on the basisof literature research.Theframework includes thethreedimensions ofmathmatics,namely, thecontent, authenticticy and different levels of such subject. The case design is expanded bymathematical content, then reveals the authenticticy in mathematics, and ultimately achievesdifferent levels in mathematics. The design of appreciative activities of geometry, algebra,probability and statistics are respectively taken golden ratio, the Pythagorean theorem,irrational number and coin tossing as examples. Finally, this paper gets school teachers’viewpoints about the frameworkofthis studyandthespecific casedesignbyinterview.The following conclusions have ben reached in this study: the appreciationawareness of middle school maths teachers need to be improved; the content of mathsappreciation in textbook should be increased; the case design needs diversification and tobe closely related to daily life. On this basis, the author gives some recommendations.