The stability of learners’ choices for real-life situations to be used in mathematics

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dc.contributor.authorJulie, Cyril
dc.date.accessioned2014-07-25T12:38:43Z
dc.date.available2014-07-25T12:38:43Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.description.abstractOne of the efforts to improve and enhance the performance and achievement in mathematics of learners is the incorporation of life-related contexts in mathematics teaching and assessments. These contexts are normally, with good reasons, decided upon by curriculum makers, textbook authors, teachers and constructors of examinations and tests. However, little or no consideration is given to whether students prefer and find these real-life situations interesting. There is also a dearth of studies dealing explicitly with the real-life situations learners prefer to deal with in mathematics. This issue was investigated and data on students’ choices for contextual issues to be used in mathematics were collected at two time periods. The results indicate that learners’ preferences for contextual situations to be used in mathematics remained fairly stable. It is concluded that real-life issues that learners highly prefer are not normally included in the school mathematics curriculum and that there is a need for a multidisciplinary approach to develop mathematical activities which take into account the expressed preferences of learners.en_US
dc.identifier.citationJulie, C. (2013). The stability of learners’ choices for real-life situations to be used in mathematics. International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 44 (2): 196-203en_US
dc.identifier.issn0020-739X
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/1135
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.privacy.showsubmitterfalse
dc.publisherTaylor & Francisen_US
dc.rightsThis is the authors' final draft following peer review. It may be displayed and circulated, subject to full acknowledgement of author and source. The published item is copyright Taylor & Francis.
dc.source.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0020739X.2012.703337
dc.status.ispeerreviewedtrue
dc.subjectSchool mathematicsen_US
dc.subjectReal-life situationsen_US
dc.subjectLearner preferencesen_US
dc.titleThe stability of learners’ choices for real-life situations to be used in mathematicsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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