How to Use Motion as a Problem-Solving Tool? Problems from the Pósa Camps

Eszter Bóra () and Péter Juhász ()
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Eszter Bóra: Alfréd Rényi Institute of Mathematics, MTA-Renyi-ELTE Research Group in Mathematics Education
Péter Juhász: Alfréd Rényi Institute of Mathematics, MTA-Renyi-ELTE Research Group in Mathematics Education

A chapter in Problem Posing and Solving for Mathematically Gifted and Interested Students, 2023, pp 125-146 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract In recent decades, a successful Hungarian talent nurturing program has been developing. After a brief introduction to Hungarian talent nurturing tradition, we introduce the Pósa camps. Pósa camps are talent nurturing camps for students from grade 7 to grade 12. One of the main characteristics of the method is the structure of its problems, called problem-threads. Problem-threads are a series of problems connected by the same idea/topic/approach. The structure of the problem-threads can be a powerful tool for teaching problem-solving skills. In this article, we introduce the motion problem-thread, in which motion serves as a problem-solving tool, which also creates a unique connection between seemingly unrelated problems. With this specific problem-thread we describe how problem-threads are used in the camps.

Keywords: Pósa method; Hungarian tradition; Problem solving; Problem-threads; Motion as problem solving tool (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-658-41061-2_7

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