Focus On High School Honors Student Mathematics Learning Strategies, Case Studies

Generally we all agree a successful teaching is a student-centered one. All successful teachings are based on the understanding of students' characteristics and the essence of learning. Therefore, research on students' successful learning strategies is an important means to improve teaching quality and foster more qualified math talents.The research method, which is being exclusively highlighted in social science researches, and seldom used in mathematics learning strategies, has been applied in the present research. The author has made a case study on four excellent students' math-learning strategy in a certain key high school, which has lasted six months. The author has collected masses of original materials by way of questionnaires, math-learning memoirs, interviewing recordings, and so forth. Plus, detailed objective analyses have been made on the basis of extensively reading literature.The present research begins with structuring four cases. Case number one mainly describes Student S---his unusual math-learning experience, quite a different learning idea and his learning strategy on how to learn math concepts, formulas, theorems, how to grasp math thinking methods and how to improve problem-solving strategies. Case number two is based on a lucky student called W, and he is also an unusual math learners. The author has a vivid description of her concepts, math learning methods, problem-solving strategies and emotional learning strategy. Case number three tells of Student F's strict learning attitude, who majors in math. And the author summarizes his learning strategy form three ways---concept, problem-solving strategy, math thinking method. The fourth case starts with a student L's successful math learning experience, who focuses on accumulation and makes the best of her mistakes collections.Despite the fact that the four students have different learning experiences and math-learning ideas, they, in math-learning, have successfully applied effective learning strategies and made stage achievements.