The Development and Use of Mathematical Games in Schools

Abstract

Both the teachers and students experience difficulties in the teaching and learning of Mathematics in Schools. Educational Game is one of the strategies that have been found to enhance the attitude and academic achievement of students in many subjects including Mathematics. But many Mathematics teachers lack the knowledge of the role of Mathematical Games, how to make and play Mathematical Games in classrooms. Hence, Mathematical Games are not played in many schools in most parts the world.  Therefore, the focus of this paper is to discuss the format for the development of Mathematical Games and how to utilize Mathematical Games in Mathematics classrooms. The paper recommends that all Mathematics teachers should embrace the use of Mathematical Games in the classroom in order to improve the performance of students in the subject.

Keywords: Mathematical Games, Attitude towards Mathematics, Academic Achievement in Mathematics.