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Connecting social and mathematical thinking: the use of “real life” contexts

conference contribution
posted on 2014-01-01, 00:00 authored by Carly SawatzkiCarly Sawatzki
This paper reports the findings of research into an educational intervention featuring open-ended mathematical problems situated in “real life” contexts and associated pedagogies. “Money and financial mathematics” is the topic in focus, with tasks termed “financial dilemmas” being trialled by 35 teachers in 16 Victorian primary schools. Drawing on the teachers’ reactions to one task, “Catching a taxi,” the strengths, challenges, and complexities associated with creating and/or selecting meaningful “real life” contexts for mathematics teaching and learning are discussed.

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Event

Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia. Conference (37th : 2014 : Sydney, N.S.W.)

Series

Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia Conference

Pagination

557 - 564

Publisher

Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia

Location

Sydney, N.S.W.

Place of publication

Sydney, N.S.W.

Start date

2014-06-29

End date

2014-07-03

Language

eng

Publication classification

E1.1 Full written paper - refereed

Copyright notice

2014, MERGA

Editor/Contributor(s)

Judy Anderson, Michael Cavanagh, Anne Prescott

Title of proceedings

MERGA 2014 : Curriculum in focus: research guided practice : Proceedings of the 37th annual conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia

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