Engaging Students in Applied Mathematics Education and Research for Global Problem Solving

2020 ◽  
pp. 27-49
Author(s):  
Wei Wang ◽  
Padmanabhan Seshaiyer
Keyword(s):  
Mathematics Education ◽  
Problem Solving ◽  
Applied Mathematics ◽  
Global Problem

Introducing Computer Simulation into the High School: An Applied Mathematics Curriculum

1981 ◽  
Vol 74 (8) ◽  
pp. 647-652
Author(s):  
Nancy Roberts
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Computer Simulation ◽  
Mathematics Education ◽  
Problem Solving ◽  
Mathematics Curriculum ◽  
Applied Mathematics ◽  
Secondary Level ◽  
The Public ◽  
Applied Mathematics Curriculum ◽  
The U.S

The foci for mathematics education in the 1980s have been clearly stated by the public, as reported in the Priorities in School Mathematics project (Suydam and Higgins 1980). Two areas high on the agenda are problem solving and integrating computers into the curriculum. New secondary level materials, Introduction to Simulation: The System Dynamics Approach, funded by a grant from the U.S. Office of Education (Grant #G007903439), address both of these issues and are currently being negotiated with commercial publishers.

Proceedings of the 14th Engineering Mathematics and Applications Conference

2020 ◽  
Vol 61 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher C Tisdell ◽  
Zlatko Jovanoski ◽  
William Guo ◽  
Judith Bunder
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Mathematics Education ◽  
Interest Group ◽  
Applied Mathematics ◽  
Special Section ◽  
Mathematical Education ◽  
Mathematical Methods ◽  
Engineering Mathematics ◽  
Technology Group

  EMAC 2019 UNSW Canberra, Australia 26th Nov–29th Nov 2019 This Special Section of the ANZIAM Journal (Electronic Supplement) contains the refereed papers from the 14th Engineering Mathematics and Applications Conference (EMAC2019), which was held at the UNSW Canberra, Australia from 26th November to 29th November 2019. EMAC is held under the auspices of the Engineering Mathematics Group (EMG), which is a special interest group of the Australian and New Zealand Industrial and Applied Mathematics division of the Australian Mathematics Society. This conference provides a forum for researchers interested in the development and use of mathematical methods in engineering and applied mathematics, and aims to foster interactions between mathematicians and engineers, from both academia and industry. A further theme of the conference is the mathematical education of applied mathematicians and engineers. The event attracted participants from around the globe, including: New Zealand, Saudi Arabia, United Kingdom, Japan and Australia. The invited speakers at the 2019 meeting crossed the spectrum of specialities in engineering, mathematics, education and industry. They were: Alexander Kalloniatis (Defence Science and Technology Group), Robert K. Niven (UNSW Canberra), Katherine Seaton (La Trobe University) and Antoinette Tordesillas (University of Melbourne). All of the articles included in the EMAC 2019 Proceedings have been critically peer reviewed to the usual standards of the ANZIAM Journal. EMAC 2019 Organising Committee The conference organising committee were Fiona Richmond, Zlatko Jovanoski (Director), Leesa Sidhu, Duncan Sutherland, Fangbao Tian, Isaac Towers, Timothy Trudgian and Simon Watt. The invited speakers were chosen by a committee of experts including Alys Clark, Jennifer Flegg, Bronwyn Hajek (EMG Chair), Zlatko Jovanoski, Dann Mallet, Robert Niven, Brandon Pincombe, Melanie Roberts (Chair) and Harvinder Sidhu.

scholarly journals A contextualização no ensino de matemática: concepções e práticas Contextualizationin the teaching of mathematics: conceptions and practices

2017 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana Queli Reis ◽  
Cátia Maria Nehring
Keyword(s):  
Mathematics Education ◽  
Problem Solving ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Public Policies ◽  
Teaching Of Mathematics

Resumo Este artigo objetiva apresentar um panorama sobre a contextualização através de uma meta análise de pesquisas que tratam deste conceito. Consideramos pesquisas que abordam a contextualização a partir de sua proposição pelas políticas públicas, através de documentos, livros didáticos e avaliações, bem como as concepções e práticas desenvolvidas por professores e pesquisadores da educação matemática. As análises evidenciam um distanciamento entre o que é compreendido epistemologicamente e a prática em sala de aula. A fragilidade de entendimentos sobre o que é contextualização tem limitado o ensino à resolução de problemas e aplicação, simplificando conceitos no processo de ensino e aprendizagem por não enfatizarem o processo de abstração decorrente da contextualização. Abstract This paper aims to present an overview of the contextualization through a meta-analysis of researches, which deal with this concept. We consider researches that address the contextualization from its proposition by public policies through documents, textbooks and assessments, as well as the conceptions and practices developed by teachers and researchers of mathematics education. The analyses have shown a gap between what is epistemologically understood and practice in the classroom. The weakness in understanding what is contextualization has limited teaching to problem solving and application, simplifying concepts in the process of teaching and learning due to not emphasizing the abstraction process arising from the contextualization.

scholarly journals THE INSTRUCTION TO OVERCOME THE INERT KNOWLEDGE ISSUE IN SOLVING MATHEMATICAL PROBLEM

2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 16-25 ◽  
Author(s):  
Febrian Febrian
Keyword(s):  
Mathematics Education ◽  
Problem Solving ◽  
Prior Knowledge ◽  
Mathematical Problem ◽  
Mathematical Problem Solving ◽  
Realistic Mathematics Education ◽  
Literature Study ◽  
Realistic Mathematics ◽  
Knowledge Access

One characteristic of typical mathematical problem is that it requires bunch of relevant prior knowledge. This knowledge is built consecutively and is recalled whenever needed to promote student to solve the problem. The process undertaken by the solver to utilize existing relevant prior knowledge while solving the problem is called access. However, this access is possible subject to disturbance for some reasons. This literature study addresses some factors that can distract access: factor related to metaprocess and factor related to deficit structure. The variants included in both factors have been proved through research as the contributors of the accessibility of relevant prior knowledge. Knowledge that cannot be accessed is called inert knowledge, the main reason for why solver face the difficulty to find the answer to given mathematical problem. The explanation leads to the suggestion of how to tackle the inertia of particular knowledge. One of them are through the instruction setting. Realistic Mathematics Education as one of approaches in learning can be a possible alternative for the issue of inert knowledge. Keywords. Mathematical problem solving, prior knowledge, access, inert knowledge, Realistic Mathematics Education

scholarly journals Realistic mathematics education: An approach to improve problem solving ability in primary school

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 511-518
Author(s):  
Lutfi Putri Nugraheni ◽  
Marsigit Marsigit
Keyword(s):  
Mathematics Education ◽  
Problem Solving ◽  
Primary School ◽  
Mathematical Problem ◽  
Realistic Mathematics Education ◽  
School Students ◽  
Learning Materials ◽  
Problem Solving Skills ◽  
Realistic Mathematics ◽  
Primary School Student

Mathematical problem solving was an crucial skill to be mastered by primary school student so that will help student to unravel their problems encountered in everyday life. By using the realistic mathematics approach, stundents learn mathematical concept based on reality or scope around students. This study aimed to develop an eligible learning materials and test the effectiveness of learning materials based on realistic mathematics education to enhance the problem solving skill of primary school students. This research and development study was conducted in Sawangan Subdistrict, Magelang Regency, Central Java, Indonesia. The testing subjects consisted of 12 students in the the preliminary field, there were 42 students in the main field, and 90 students in the operational field that divided into experiment dan control class. The data were collected by interviews, observation, and tests. The analyzing N-gain score and t-test with a significant level of 0.05 done to find out th effectiveness of the teaching materials. The developed of realistic mathematics eduation learning materials is feasible and effective in improving problem solving skill with significance value of 0.000 (p≤0.05). It can enhance the problem solving skills of 4th grade elementary school.

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