The “National Study of Student Competency in Mathematics and English (NSSCME)” which was a joint study between Brunei Ministry of Education with the education assessment consultant Australian Council of Education Research (ACER) was conducted in Brunei last year. The overall result was not very impressive. Similarly, the author also found that the overall results in the PSMO national competitions (2006-2008) were unsatisfactory.
Questions on geometry are universal either in the school assessments, the national Olympiads, international competitions or even in the international assessments such as the Trend in Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) and the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA). The questions were very challenging and required special skills to solve them. Click on the arrow at 'link 1' below to see the examples of questions on geometry.
Questions on geometry are universal either in the school assessments, the national Olympiads, international competitions or even in the international assessments such as the Trend in Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) and the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA). The questions were very challenging and required special skills to solve them. Click on the arrow at 'link 1' below to see the examples of questions on geometry.
Link 1 
The number of countries participating in the international assessments is increasing. Those countries are benchmarking their students’ standard in Mathematics with other participating countries through these assessments. Due to the significance of Mathematic, it is not impossible that one day Brunei will participate in any of those international assessments. The contents in the Primary Mathematics Curriculum alone are not enough to provider our pupils with the skills and knowledge required to solve such questions in geometry. Teachers are occasionally reminded to go beyond the content syllabus. Here, the author is suggesting teachers to use the Euclidean Dynamic Geometry (DG) Software as an options to foster pupils’ critical thinking; observing abilities such as recognizing special figures and relations from geometric figures; and to achieve deeper understanding in geometry.
Play the media player below to see short demos on how geometrical figures can be created using the Euclidean DG.
The number of countries participating in the international assessments is increasing. Those countries are benchmarking their students’ standard in Mathematics with other participating countries through these assessments. Due to the significance of Mathematic, it is not impossible that one day Brunei will participate in any of those international assessments. The contents in the Primary Mathematics Curriculum alone are not enough to provider our pupils with the skills and knowledge required to solve such questions in geometry. Teachers are occasionally reminded to go beyond the content syllabus. Here, the author is suggesting teachers to use the Euclidean Dynamic Geometry (DG) Software as an options to foster pupils’ critical thinking; observing abilities such as recognizing special figures and relations from geometric figures; and to achieve deeper understanding in geometry.
Play the media player below to see short demos on how geometrical figures can be created using the Euclidean DG.
Click ‘Link 2’ for the step-by-step procedures to carry out the activities in the classroom.
Link 2 
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