Globalized Mathematics Curriculum

2019 ◽  
pp. 38-55
Author(s):  
Adedeji Tella
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Diversity ◽  
Mathematics Curriculum ◽  
Everyday Mathematics ◽  
Global Village ◽  
Knowledge And Skills ◽  
Human Endeavor ◽  
The World ◽  
Teaching Of Mathematics

It is a known fact that the world now is a global village. Almost every aspect of human endeavor is moving with space in this era of digitization and movement with ethos of ages. The teaching of mathematics has been polarized in term of introduction of cultural diversity from other countries. Within standardized curricula, concepts and teaching are largely dissociated from the knowledge and skills a child brings into the classroom. Unless learners realize that mathematics exist in their very own world, beyond school walls and beyond a Eurocentric worldview, many of them will continue to complain about it as boring and uninteresting. Universalizing the curriculum for the sake of simplifying assessment or selling textbooks is not going to minimize the anxiety or even hatred that many students feel towards numbers. Conversely, introducing everyday mathematics into curricula will help students understand that math is something related to their culture.

Incorporating Ethnomathematical Research in Classroom Practice – The Case of Geometrical Shapes in Bedouin Traditional Embroidery

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-4
Author(s):  
Fouze Abu Oouder ◽  
Miriam Amit
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Classroom Practice ◽  
Mathematics Curriculum ◽  
Educational Experience ◽  
Mathematics Tests ◽  
Self Image ◽  
The World ◽  
Formal Mathematics ◽  
Geometrical Shapes ◽  
Teaching Of Mathematics

Ethnomathematics asserts that in addition to the formal mathematics taught in schools, there are other forms of mathematics, which have been taught in different societies and cultures around the world. Research and educational experience has shown that combining ethnomathematics with the formal mathematics curriculum in the classroom can improve students’ academic achievement, since it strengthens their self-image and reinforces their motivation for studying mathematics. We adopted this approach with Bedouin students who are defined as ‘underachievers’ in national mathematics tests. In this paper, we offer an ethnomathematical analysis of Bedouin embroidery samples taken from traditional dresses made by Bedouin women. We then describe how ethnomathematical elements were incorporated in the teaching of mathematics for Bedouin students, and how doing so contributed to their learning.

scholarly journals Towards Mathematical Literacy in the 21st Century: Perspectives from Singapore

2011 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-29
Author(s):  
Ng Kit Ee Dawn
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Mathematics Curriculum ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Project Work ◽  
Mathematical Literacy ◽  
Major Focus ◽  
Knowledge And Skills ◽  
Interdisciplinary Project ◽  
Life Challenges ◽  
The World

The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) postulates that a major focus in education is to promote the ability of young people to use their knowledge and skills to meet real-life challenges (OECD, 2006). PISA, an international standardised assessment of students’ (aged 15) performance in the literacies of mathematics, science, and reading, was developed by the OECD in 1997 to evaluate the achievement of students who are about to finish their key stages of education (Anderson, Chiu, & Yore, 2010). The concept of mathematical literacy has been defined and interpreted in various ways as recorded in the curriculum documents around the world. This paper will share perspectives from Singapore on how mathematical literacy is interpreted in the mathematics curriculum through the use of three tasks: interdisciplinary project work, applications, and modelling. It will surface challenges to improving the mathematical literacy of students when using such tasks.

scholarly journals O discurso de regionalização no livro didático do Ensino Médio Learn and share in English

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 370-390
Author(s):  
José Rosamilton de Lima ◽  
Ciro Leandro Costa da Fonsêca
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Cultural Diversity ◽  
World Economy ◽  
The United States ◽  
Contemporary Society ◽  
Global Village ◽  
Discursive Formation ◽  
Regional Trends ◽  
The World ◽  
The Subject

In this work is analyzed the discourse of linguistic and cultural regionalization in the textbook Learn and share in English. This work is theoretically based in the studies by Albuquerque Júnior (2011), Foucault (2008a; 2008b; 2008c), PCNs (1998), PCNs+ (2006), DCNEB (2013) among others. The corpus is composed of discourse genres that bring statements in which are materialized discourses referring to linguistic and cultural diversity of the English in the world, observing that regional trends prevail. As analysis categories is used the discourse, the statement, the subject and the discursive formation. It was verified that the discursiveness was built in favor of the standard cultured norm, mainly, British and North American. Therefore, in the contemporary society where England and The United States dominate the world economy, to learn English is a social privilege that allows to situate the student in a global village.

The Role of Music and Allied Arts in Public Writings on Cultural Diversity: “People of Sri Lanka”

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
pp. 93-100
Author(s):  
Gisa Jähnichen
Keyword(s):  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Cultural Diversity ◽  
South Asia ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Sri Lankan ◽  
Culturally Different ◽  
The World ◽  
Official Languages ◽  
The Way

The Sri Lankan Ministry of National Coexistence, Dialogue, and Official Languages published the work “People of Sri Lanka” in 2017. In this comprehensive publication, 21 invited Sri Lankan scholars introduced 19 different people’s groups to public readers in English, mainly targeted at a growing number of foreign visitors in need of understanding the cultural diversity Sri Lanka has to offer. This paper will observe the presentation of these different groups of people, the role music and allied arts play in this context. Considering the non-scholarly design of the publication, a discussion of the role of music and allied arts has to be supplemented through additional analyses based on sources mentioned by the 21 participating scholars and their fragmented application of available knowledge. In result, this paper might help improve the way facts about groups of people, the way of grouping people, and the way of presenting these groupings are displayed to the world beyond South Asia. This fieldwork and literature guided investigation should also lead to suggestions for ethical principles in teaching and presenting of culturally different music practices within Sri Lanka, thus adding an example for other case studies.

THE LAPBOOK AS A DIDACTIC TOOL TO IMPLEMENT INTEGRATED TRAINING IN NATURAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP AT PRIMARY SCHOOL LEVEL

2018 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 959-963 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yordanka Peycheva ◽  
Snezhana Lazarova
Keyword(s):  
Natural Science ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
School Level ◽  
Integrative Approach ◽  
Educational Goals ◽  
Knowledge And Skills ◽  
Global Issues ◽  
Highly Active ◽  
The World

The formation of comprehensive and in-depth notions of objects and phenomena in the world can be achieved when the mastery of knowledge and skills is carried out in a system realized in the context of integration of different scientific directions. One of the main issues in modern education is related to the contradiction - on one hand between the need to form the skills necessary for the orientation and adaptation of the personality in the dynamics of the globalizing world and on the other - the education which is largely based on unilateral acquiring of knowledge and skills within the different subject areas. This influences the development of a worldview and the formation of an adequate attitude towards the problems under consideration and the world as a whole. The knowledge and skills acquired today are often “locked” in the respective direction. The cross-curricular unity in the curriculum is of a recommended nature, but even if it is realized, it does not fully meet the need for a comprehensive and multifaceted consideration of global issues, as a result of which the student not only understands, reflects, but also applies the lessons learned in the process of creating a product - ideal or material. Combining the intellectual nature of the cognitive process with the practice activity are conditions in which the students are highly active and achieve better learning outcomes. Therefore, it is expedient for the different directions to correspond more closely to each other and to carry out effective cross-curricular integration. The concept of applying an integrative approach in the current paper is based on the idea of creating pedagogical conditions for reconciling the goals and expected outcomes of technology and entrepreneurship and natural sciences studied at the initial stage of the primary education. Integration can take place on two levels - knowledge and skills. We believe that the lapbook as an innovative didactic tool contains the necessary potential for effective realization of the educational goals in both directions in terms of achieving the expected results. In the course of its elaboration, new information is acquired in the field of engineering and technology, specific skills underlying the curricula of technology and entrepreneurship programs are developed. At the same time, a number of subjects from the learning content, which are considered from the natural science point of view, are enriched and perceived in a technological way, after which they find place in an attractive book - a lapbook, made by the students themselves. Its utilitarian value is multiplied by the personal contribution to its creation - not only as an object but also as content. The main topics that are of interest to the students are exploring and preserving nature, jobs, modern technical achievements, holidays and customs. As a result of the adequate integration of competences, tailored to curricula, a number of skills are formed, such as: skills for searching on their own, systematization and presentation of information, and application of the lessons learned in a new situation.

Is There a Place for Minorities' and Indigenous Peoples' Rights within ASEAN?: Asian Values, ASEAN Values and the Protection of Southeast Asian Minorities and Indigenous Peoples

2010 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 75-110 ◽  
Author(s):  
Byung Sook de Vries ◽  
Anna Meijknecht
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Cultural Diversity ◽  
Indigenous Peoples ◽  
Culturally Diverse ◽  
Southeast Asian ◽  
Regional Level ◽  
Asian Values ◽  
Minority Protection ◽  
The World ◽  
The One

AbstractSoutheast Asia is one of the most culturally diverse regions in the world. Nevertheless, unlike minorities and indigenous peoples in Western states, minorities and indigenous peoples in Asia have never received much attention from politicians or legal scholars. The level of minority protection varies from state to state, but can, in general, be called insufficient. At the regional level, for instance, within the context of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), there are no mechanisms devoted specifically to the protection of minorities and indigenous peoples. In December 2008, the ASEAN Charter entered into force. In July 2009 the Terms of Reference (ToR) for the ASEAN Inter-Governmental Commission on Human Rights were adopted. Both the Charter and the ToR refer to human rights and to cultural diversity, but omit to refer explicitly to minorities or indigenous peoples. In this article, the extent to which this reticence with regard to the protection of minorities and indigenous peoples is dictated by the concept of Asian values and ASEAN values is explored. Further, it is analysed how, instead, ASEAN seeks to accommodate the enormous cultural diversity of this region of the world within its system. Finally, the tenability of ASEAN's policy towards minorities and indigenous peoples in the light of, on the one hand, the requirements of international legal instruments concerning the protection of minorities and indigenous peoples and, on the other hand, the policies of the national states that are members of ASEAN is determined.

scholarly journals One World, One Sky: Outreach in a Multicultural, Multilingual Metropolis

2012 ◽  
Vol 10 (H16) ◽  
pp. 656-656
Author(s):  
M. Reid
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Cultural Diversity ◽  
Underserved Communities ◽  
The World ◽  
Widespread Access ◽  
The Ideal

As cities around the world grow more and more diverse, we must take this diversity into account in developing outreach activities and materials. The International Year of Astronomy in 2009 brought a lot of attention to the needs of underserved communities and developing countries, emphasizing the ideal of widespread access to astronomy outreach. Increasingly, however, we find that some of the same challenges facing underserved communities and developing countries are also present in modern metropolises. Conveniently, the linguistic and cultural diversity of our cities is more and more accurately reflected among the astronomy community. The diversity of the astronomical community itself creates opportunities for effective multicultural, multilingual outreach.

Southeast Asian Muslim Washathyyah in the Global Era

2015 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 137-154
Author(s):  
Syahrin Harahap
Keyword(s):  
Southeast Asia ◽  
Significant Contribution ◽  
Main Idea ◽  
Global Village ◽  
Global Era ◽  
The People ◽  
The World ◽  
Huge Impact ◽  
Religious Aspects ◽  
The Universe

Globalization in the world has given the huge impact on the people, as the new condition of the world has brought the world to the globalism- a consciousness and understanding that the world is one. Globalization has also unified the people in a global village that covers all aspects of life such as economic, political, cultural, religious aspects. This paper will explore the concept of wa¡a¯iyyah which stresses on the moderation and accommodative way and its implementation in Southeast Asia. The main idea of the wa¡a¯iyyah or moderation in religious life is that it offers the importance of realizing the concept of Islamic blessing for all the Universe (Islam; Ra¥matan lil ±lam³n). Therefore, the main offer of the Muslim wa¡a¯iyyah movement is to focus on developing civilization, freedom, justice, prosperity and better future for all the people. It is the main capital of the Wa¡a¯iyyah in Southeast Asia to give the significant contribution to the globalization of the world.

scholarly journals Reading Habits of Users of Sardar Patel University: A Study

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dr. Shishir H. Mandalia
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Reading Habits ◽  
Knowledge And Skills ◽  
Continued Education ◽  
New Knowledge ◽  
The World ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The University

Reading plays a vital role in life of a human. Reading provides experience through which the individual may expand his horizons of knowledge, identify, extend and intensify his interest and gains deeper understanding of himself, of other human beings and of the world. The study carried out to assess the reading habits of user of Sardar Patel University, VallabhVidyanagar, Anand, Gujarat. As a research tool; questionnaire was used for the data collection. Collected data were analyzed and tables were used to present the results of findings. Reading especially is a resource for continued education, for the acquisition of new knowledge and skills, for gaining information through media, especially newspapers, books, radio, television, and the computers. In this article investigator attempts to investigate the reading habits of users of the university.

scholarly journals Cultural Diversity in the Home Ground - How Archaeology Can Make the World a Better Place

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-26
Author(s):  
Mats Burström
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Diversity ◽  
Cultural Distance ◽  
Cultural Beliefs ◽  
Cultural Pluralism ◽  
The Past ◽  
The World

We are separated from the prehistoric past by a cultural distance. In the past, people had different cultural beliefs and ideas from us, and in this respect they lived in another world. Therefore, our home ground wherever it happens to be situated —contains a cultural diversity; to meet the past is to meet the foreign. This realization can hopefully lead away from one-sided searches for the roots of one's own group of people. lnstead it can form the basis for a greater interest in and understanding of cultural pluralism in the past as well as in the present.

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