Contemporary Approaches in Additional Mathematics Teaching in the Third Grade of Primary School

Cilj ovog diplomskog rada je prikazati suvremene trendove nastave, s naglaskom na suvremene pristupe na Dodatnoj nastavi matematike u trećem razredu osnovne škole. Rad donosi opće karakteristike suvremene nastave, koje za glavni cilj imaju razvoj kompetencija, a nakon toga i obilježja suvremene nastave matematike gdje se kao glavni oblici suvremene nastave navode heuristička, problemska i projektna nastava te učenje otkrivanjem. Definirana je i Dodatna nastava matematike, njena namjena te najčešće vrste zadataka koji se koriste na nastavi. Zatim se opisuju karakteristike nadarene djece za matematiku i važnost prepoznavanja njihovog talenta. U svrhu rada je analizirano dvadeset školskih kurikula, a posebna pažnja je usmjerena na planiranje i organizaciju Dodatne nastave matematike u trećem razredu. Osim analize kurikula, provedeni su i intervjui s pet učiteljica kojima su postavljenja pitanja vezana za njihovu provedbu Dodatne nastave matematike u trećem razredu. Rezultati koji su proizašli iz analiza školskih kurikula i intervjua pokazuju da suvremeni trendovi u Dodatnoj nastavi matematike nisu vidljivo zastupljeni. Unatoč tome što su suvremeni oblici nastave poznati, njihova primjena u školama je još uvijek rijetka, što rezultira lošijom kvalitetom nastave te postizanjem nedovoljno dobrih rezultata učenika. Kako bi se to izbjeglo, potrebne su promjene unutar planiranja i provedbe nastave Dodatne nastave matematike.The aim of this final thesis is to present the contemporary trends in teaching, with an emphasis being on the modern approaches in Additional Mathematics in the third grade of primary school. The paper introduces the general characteristics of modern teaching whose primary goal is developing competences, along with the features of contemporary mathematics teaching where heuristic teaching, problem solving teaching method, project teaching and discovery learning are recognized as the main forms of modern teaching. Additional Mathematics and its function are also defined along with the most common types of tasks used in the classroom. Further on, the paper describes the characteristics of children gifted for math, as well as the importance of recognizing their talent. In addition, twenty school curricula were analysed for the purpose of this thesis with the special attention being given to planning and organizing Additional Mathematics in the third grade. Beside the analysis of curricula, the interviews were conducted with five primary teachers who were asked questions regarding their implementation of Additional Mathematics in the third grade of primary school. The results derived from the analysis of school curricula and interviews show the lack of modern trends represented in Additional Mathematics teaching. Despite the new forms of teaching being known, their use in schools is still rare, which results in the poor quality of teaching and the achievement of insufficiently good student outcomes. In order to avoid that, the changes in planning and implementing Additional Mathematics teaching are necessary