Journal article
Identifying the mathematics middle year students use as they address a community issue
Mathematics Education Research Journal, Vol.30(4), pp.355-382
2018
Abstract
Middle year students often do not see the mathematics in the real world whereas the Australian Curriculum: Mathematics aims for students to be "confident and creative users and communicators of mathematics" (Australian Curriculum Assessment and Reporting Authority [ACARA] 2012). Using authentic and real mathematics tasks can address this situation. This paper is an account of how, working within a Knowledge Producing Schools' framework, a group of middle year students addressed a real community issue, the problem of the lack of a teenage safe space using mathematics and technology. Data were collected for this case study via journal observations and reflections, semi-structured interviews, samples of the students' work and videos of students working. The data were analysed by identifying the mathematics the students used determining the function and location of the space and focused on problem negotiation, formulation and solving through the statistical investigation cycle. The paper will identify the mathematics and statistics these students used as they addressed a real problem in their local community.
Details
- Title
- Identifying the mathematics middle year students use as they address a community issue
- Authors
- Margaret Marshman (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering
- Publication details
- Mathematics Education Research Journal, Vol.30(4), pp.355-382
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Date published
- 2018
- DOI
- 10.1007/s13394-017-0195-5
- ISSN
- 1033-2170
- Organisation Unit
- School of Education - Legacy; School of Education and Tertiary Access; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99451056402621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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