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Towards mathematical literacy in the 21st century : perspectives from Indonesia
The notion of mathematical literacy advocated by PISA (OECD, 2006) offers a broader conception for assessing mathematical competences and processes with the main focus on the relevant use of mathematics in life. This notion of mathematical literacy is closely connected to the notion of mathematical modelling whereby mathematics is put to solving real world problems. Indonesia has participated as a partner country in PISA since 2000. The PISA trends in mathematics from 2003 to 2009 revealed unsatisfactory mathematical literacy among 15-year-old students from Indonesia who lagged behind the average of OCED countries. In this paper, exemplary cases will be discussed to examine and promote mathematical literacy at teacher education level. Lesson ideas and instruments were adapted from PISA 2006 released items. The potential of such tasks will be discussed based on case studies of implementing these instruments with samples of pre-service teachers in Yogyakarta.
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Southeast Asian mathematics education journalVolume
1Issue
1Pagination
75 - 84Publisher
SEAMEO Regional Centre for Education in Science and MathematicsLocation
Yogyakarta, IndonesiaISSN
2089-4716Language
engPublication classification
C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journalCopyright notice
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