scholarly journals A Rationale for the Junior-Senior Secondary Mathematics Curriculum 2.0

in education ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 2-22
Author(s):  
Glen Aikenhead
Keyword(s):  
Mathematics Curriculum ◽  
Secondary Mathematics ◽  
School Mathematics ◽  
Industrial Society ◽  
Upper Class ◽  
Digital Revolution ◽  
Curriculum Differentiation ◽  
Humanistic Curriculum ◽  
Post Industrial ◽  
Senior Secondary

This paper proposes a rationale that supports a renewal of our predominantly 19th century curriculum for Grades 7–12, identified as Mathematics 1.0. It was originally established in the mid 1800s to prepare learners mostly from upper-class families to succeed in a post-industrial society. Today’s digital revolution has changed society remarkably, and the variety of learners has certainly broadened, but Mathematics 1.0 fundamentally remains the same Plato-based (Platonist) curriculum due to its social-political power, which is documented in the article. The major changes to society’s culture and the composition of learners have caused faults in Mathematics 1.0 (e.g., a relevance deficit). For the majority of learners, school mathematics has mostly become an obsolete, inequitable, and harmful rite-of-passage into adulthood, to varying degrees. A renewed curriculum, Mathematics 2.0, is rationalized and specific suggestions are offered. The minority of learners who successfully pursue mathematics to varying degrees would experience small changes in their new Mathematics 1.2. Keywords: school mathematics, humanistic, curriculum differentiation, relevance  

scholarly journals Mathematical modeling of tech-related real-world problems for secondary school-level mathematics

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zehavit Kohen ◽  
Doron Orenstein
Keyword(s):  
Mathematical Modeling ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Real World ◽  
Mathematics Curriculum ◽  
Secondary Mathematics ◽  
School Mathematics ◽  
School Level ◽  
Workplace Mathematics ◽  
Secondary School Level ◽  
Real World Problems

AbstractThe use of authentic real-world problems that reflect the applied nature of mathematics is not prevalent in formal secondary school settings. In this study, we explore the interface between workplace mathematics, particularly tech-related real-world (TRW) problems, and school mathematics, through the explication of mathematical modeling. The research questions are (1) in which tech domains can real-world problems be identified that can be addressed using mathematical modeling for the secondary school level? (2) Which methods do engineers use to simplify tech-related problems for non-experts in their field? (3) In which areas in the secondary mathematics curriculum can TRW problems be mapped? We present a three-phase model which yielded the creation of a pool of 169 TRW problems. The first two phases of the model included extracting authentic problems from the work of tech engineers and simplifying them to be meaningful or perceivable to students. These were explored by conducting task-oriented interviews with senior tech engineers and scientists from leading companies and universities. The third phase was accomplished by interviewing mathematics education experts, and included verifying the compatibility of the problems with the formal, secondary-level mathematics curriculum. The study has methodological, theoretical, and practical contributions. These include methodology that enables identifying TRW problems that are compliant with the secondary mathematics curriculum; adding to the literature about mathematical modeling by demonstrating the interface between workplace mathematics and school mathematics; and creating a large pool of TRW problems that can be used in secondary school math lessons.

International Mathematical Education: Mathematics In British Secondary Schools: Curriculum Projects

1969 ◽  
Vol 62 (4) ◽  
pp. 329-333
Author(s):  
Howard F. Fehr ◽  
Lawrence G. Campbell
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Mathematics Curriculum ◽  
Secondary Mathematics ◽  
School Mathematics ◽  
Mathematical Education ◽  
Mathematical Experiment ◽  
International Mathematical ◽  
Current Reconstruction

Not long after American teachers began the current reconstruction of the secondary mathematics curriculum, British mathematicians and educators, also recognizing the need for rejuvenation, instituted several projects for reform of an out-of-date curriculum. Among these, the programs of the School Mathematics Project and the Midlands Mathematical Experiment are most frequently cited.

Hand-Held Calculators and Potential Redesign of the School Mathematics Curriculum

1977 ◽  
Vol 70 (4) ◽  
pp. 293-296
Author(s):  
Henry O. Pollak
Keyword(s):  
Mathematics Curriculum ◽  
Secondary Mathematics ◽  
School Mathematics ◽  
School Mathematics Curriculum

Rethinking the content and teaching of secondary mathematics in the calculator era.

Conditions for the Hi-tech Complex Development

2003 ◽  
pp. 26-39
Author(s):  
V. Maevsky ◽  
B. Kuzyk
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Central Bank ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Industrial Society ◽  
Monetary Base ◽  
Complex Development ◽  
Bank System ◽  
Post Industrial

A project for the long-term strategy of Russian break-through into post-industrial society is suggested which is directed at transformation of the hi-tech complex into the leading factor of economic development. The thesis is substantiated that there is an opportunity to realize such a strategy in case Russia shifts towards the mechanism of the monetary base growth generally accepted in developed countries: the Central Bank increases the quantity of "strong" money by means of purchasing state securities and allocates the increment of money in question according to budget priorities. At the same time for the realization of the said strategy it is necessary to partially restore savings lost during the hyperinflation period of 1992-1994 and default of 1998 and to secure development of the bank system as well as an increase of the volume of long-term credits on this base.

Post-industrial Society: Structure, Features, Mechanism and Regularities of Formation

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (6) ◽  
pp. 531-539
Author(s):  
Domakur Olga ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Industrial Society ◽  
Post Industrial

The paper presents the main points of the theory of post-industrial society, its methodology, the definition, criteria and features of the transformation of society from a pre-industrial, industrial to post-industrial society, the mechanism is defined and the legal conformities of post-industrial society formation are formulated.

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