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Edutopia is an educational blog.'Strategies for motivating students in mathematics' by Alfred Posamentier Teachers of mathematics must understand the basic motives already present in their learners. The teacher can then play on these motivations to maximize engagement and enhance the effectiveness of the teaching process.

9 Strategies for Increasing Student Motivation in Math

  • Call Attention to a Void in Students' Knowledge
  • Show a Sequential Achievement
  • Discovering a Pattern
  • Present a Challenge
  • Entice the Class with a “Gee-Whiz” Mathematical Result
  • Indicate the Usefulness of a Topic
  • Use Recreational Mathematics
  • Tell a Pertinent Story
  • Get Students Actively Involved in Justifying Mathematical Curiosities

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