Abstract
Middle Years Students Using Mathematics to Communicate a Local Issue
Proceedings of the 37th Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia Annual Conference
Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (MERGA) Annual Conference: Curriculum in Focus: Research Guided Practice, 37th (Sydney, Australia, 29-Jun-2014–03-Jul-2014)
2014
Abstract
Middle Years students often do not see the value and usefulness of mathematics while the Australian Curriculum: Mathematics aims for students to be "confident and creative users and communicators of mathematics" (ACARA, 2012). This paper discusses how a group of middle year students have used mathematics to communicate a local issue. The data were analysed in terms of the 'working mathematically' moments, in particular problem negotiation, formulation, and solving. The paper will show how these students have made a difference in their local community by using mathematics to communicate the young people's view.
Details
- Title
- Middle Years Students Using Mathematics to Communicate a Local Issue
- Authors
- Margaret Marshman (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering
- Contributors
- Judy Anderson (Editor)Michael Cavanagh (Editor)Anne Prescott (Editor)
- Publication details
- Proceedings of the 37th Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia Annual Conference
- Conference details
- Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (MERGA) Annual Conference: Curriculum in Focus: Research Guided Practice, 37th (Sydney, Australia, 29-Jun-2014–03-Jul-2014)
- Publisher
- Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia Inc.
- Date published
- 2014
- Organisation Unit
- School of Education - Legacy; School of Education and Tertiary Access; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99449119402621
- Output Type
- Abstract
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