Abstract:
According to Hargeaves and Molyes (1998), education, in its true sense, entails
intrinsically important activities. The acts of teaching, which aim to provide
useful knowledge, skills, and understanding, are acts of education. Education
cannot be made more effective without effective teaching. There are so many
devices for effective teaching and an effective technique can ensure effective
learning. It is being felt that there should be new techniques of teaching and
learning. We, like other developing counties, still use lecturing as a major
teaching method which, however, needs blending with other methods and
approaches.
Mathematical proficiency is essential for success at school and participation in
society. The capacity to understand mathematical concepts, apply mathematical
reasoning and use mathematical tools underlies study in many school subjects
and further education. Moreover, the increasing dependence of everyday and
professional life on science and technology also requires proficiency in these
kinds of skills, particularly in the higher-paying scientific and technical
professions Because of its importance, the mathematical proficiency of young
people is subject to rigorous scrutiny worldwide. Mathematics teachers are
often challenged by their students to give the reasoning for why learning
mathematics is necessary. An approach to address this question is to show
students the value of learning mathematics by enlightening them on the
connections that mathematics has with other disciplines and the real-world
applications of mathematics. This study argues that Art Integrated Learning
may help alleviate this challenge.
