Origami Teaching to Improve Math Education

Abstract

I explored the relationship between origami and mathematics. Throughout the school year, I had access to a class titled The Art and Math of Origami that I was able to observe and survey. I believe that origami can benefit all types of learners. Origami is a great way to teach mathematical concepts. Through the production of origami, one's spatial awareness tends to improve. Within the survey answers, the students have specified that origami had improved their spatial awareness and they are able to imagine what a model could look like prior to making a fold. Many of these students decided to take this course due to their negative attitudes towards math. There is a potential for origami to improve attitudes towards mathematics as well. An innovative way to learn math concepts can be through origami which can help with student's negative math attitudes.