scholarly journals A Critical Evaluation of NCERT Mathematics Textbook of Senior Secondary Stage

Author(s):  
Dr. Roohi Fatima ◽  

The aim of the mathematics curriculum at the senior secondary stage is to provide students with an appreciation of the wide variety of the application of mathematics and equip them with the basic tools that enable such application. A careful choice between the often conflicting demands of depth versus breadth needs to be made at this stage. The rapid explosion of mathematics as a discipline, and of its range of application, favors an increase in the breadth of coverage. Such an increase must be dictated by mathematical considerations of the importance of topics to be included. Topics that are more naturally the province of other disciplines may be left out of the mathematics curriculum. The treatment of topics must have an objective, that is, the communication of mathematical insights and concepts, which naturally arouse the interest and curiosity of students.

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 163-177
Author(s):  
Ezra Putranda Setiawan

Literasi statistika merupakan salah satu kompetensi yang harus dimiliki setiap orang guna menghadapi era Revolusi Industri 4.0. Di jenjang pendidikan dasar dan menengah, materi atau kajian mengenai statistika diberikan sebagai bagian dari mata pelajaran matematika. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui sejauh mana muatan literasi statistika didukung oleh mata pelajaran Matematika dari tingkat Sekolah Dasar (SD), Sekolah Menengah Pertama (SMP), hingga Sekolah Menengah Atas (SMA) secara konkret melalui buku teks pelajaran yang digunakan. Proses pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan analisis isi terhadap dokumen Kompetensi Dasar mata pelajaran matematika sesuai Kurikulum 2013 Revisi 2016 serta buku-buku pelajaran matematika yang mengacu pada Kurikulum 2013 Revisi 2016 khususnya yang diterbitkan oleh Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia. Berdasarkan penelitian ini, diketahui bahwa sebagian besar kompetensi literasi statistika telah termuat dalam buku teks matematika Kurikulum 2013 pada jenjang SD, SMP, dan SMA. Beberapa perubahan masih dapat dilakukan guna meningkatkan keluasan dan kedalaman literasi statistika. Analysis of statistical literacy content in Curriculum 2013 mathematics textbookAbstractStatistical literacy was one of the competencies that must be mastered by everyone to face the 4.0 Industrial Revolution era. At the level of primary and secondary education, statistics was studied as a part of the mathematics subject. In this research. We examine the extent to which statistical Literacy contents were supported by Mathematics subjects from the Elementary School (SD) level, Junior High School (SMP) level, to the Senior High School (SMA) level. This research focused on the textbooks used in the learning process. The data were collected by analyzing the contents of the mathematics curriculum document (following the Curriculum 2013 Revision Edition of 2016) as well as mathematics textbooks referring to the Curriculum 2013 Revision Edition of 2016 especially books published by the Ministry of Education and Culture of the Republic of Indonesia. Based on this research, it is known that the majority of statistical literacy competencies have been supported by the Curriculum 2013 mathematics textbook at SD, SMP, and SMA level. Some improvements could still be made to increase the breadth and depth of statistical literacy.


Author(s):  
Gursangat Singh

The study was conducted to assess the impact of length of service and subject specialization on motivation of postgraduate teachers. By using incidental sampling technique, a sample of 153 male and female teachers, junior and senior teachers, Arts, Science and Commerce teachers from 16 senior secondary schools of Jammu city was selected. A standardized Employees Motivation Schedule by Srivastava (1998) was used to collect data. Results of the study revealed significant differences between male and female postgraduate teachers on the need for social affiliation and conformity component of motivation. Subject specialization was also found to have some impact on motivation of postgraduate teachers. However, no significant differences were found to exist between junior and senior postgraduate teachers on motivation and its components.


Author(s):  
Deni Hamdani ◽  
J. Junaidi ◽  
Dwi Novitasari ◽  
Nilza Humaira Salsabila ◽  
Ratna Yulis Tyaningsih

Tujuan penelitian ini adalah mendeskripsikan secara komprehensif perbedaan bukti yang membuktikan dan bukti yang menjelaskan berdasarkan pertimbangan implikasi kedua bukti tersebut sebagai dasar konstruksi penalaran dan bukti dalam matematika. Kajian dijalani dengan kegiatan menguraikan perbedaan spesifik antara keduanya serta memberikan contoh kasus kedua bukti, dan memberikan justifikasi atas pentingnya pengenalan kedua bukti dalam kelas matematika. Kedua bukti digambarkan dengan permasalahan konsep barisan bilangan ganjil. Bukti yang membuktikan hanya menunjukkan dengan menggunakan induksi matematis, sementara bukti yang menjelaskan menunjukkan dengan bukti Gauss, representasi geometrik bangun titik, dan garis zig-zag. Perbedaan antara keduanya tampak pada pemberian alasan yang berasal dari bukti itu sendiri. Hasil kajian mengindikasikan bahwa peran bukti dalam kelas matematika pada tingkat perguruan tinggi adalah membuktikan/meyakinkan, pada tingkat menengah atas adalah membuktikan dan menjelaskan, dan pada tingkat sekolah menengah pertama dan dasar peran utamanya adalah menjelaskan. Akibatnya bukti matematis tidak hanya membuktikan/menyakinkan, melainkan juga menjelaskan. Karenanya penting mempertimbangkan implikasi bukti dalam kurikulum matematika di sekolah, serta perlunya menyajikan bab materi kepada mahasiswa pendidikan matematika tidak hanya bukti yang membuktikan, melainkan juga bukti yang menjelaskan.Proofs that Prove and Proofs that Explain in Mathematics ClassroomAbstractThe purpose of this study was to comprehensively describe the differences of the proofs that prove and proofs that explain based on the consideration of the implications of the two proofs as the basis for the construction reasoning and proofs in mathematics. The study was undertaken with the activity of describing the specific differences between the two and providing examples of cases of both proofs; and provide justification for the importance of introducing both proofs in mathematics classrooms. Both proofs are illustrated by the problem of the odd number sequence concept. Proofs that prove is only shown using mathematical induction, while proofs that explain shows with Gaussian proof, a geometric representation of point shape, and zigzag line. The difference between the two appears to be the reasoning that comes from the proof itself. The results of the study indicate that the role of proof in mathematics classes at the tertiary level is proving/convincing, at the senior secondary level it is proving and explaining, and at the junior and elementary school level its main role is explaining. As a result, mathematical proof does not only prove/convince, but also explain. It is therefore important to consider the implications of proof in the mathematics curriculum in schools, as well as the need to present chapter materials to mathematics education students not only proofs that prove but also proof that explain.


2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (10) ◽  
pp. 610
Author(s):  
Csaba Csapodi ◽  
Miklós Hoffmann

The new National Core Curriculum came into force in September 2020 in Hungarian schools. The COVID-19 pandemic has had a deep impact on the final stages of its development. In this paper we have selected two areas for analysis: the fundamental principles of mathematics curriculum and the matriculation exam in mathematics. We propose improvements in both fields, further emphasizing the importance of skills in displaying, understanding and processing information, including visual information obtained as a source or outcome of a problem. We argue that representation, interpretation, and critical evaluation of data and information must be essential parts of the mathematics curriculum. In this context, we also propose a new type of task for the matriculation exam: a complex essay task. The ultimate goal is the development of cross-cutting competencies to support students to become citizens who can make responsible decisions based on the data and knowledge available.


Author(s):  
Pawan Kumar Singh ◽  
R. P. Shukla

This study investigated the relationship between Career Maturity and Self-Efficacy of senior secondary students and studied the comparison of boys' and girls' Career Maturity and Self-Efficacy at the senior secondary stage. The study employed a descriptive research design. The population for the study consisted of all government and private senior secondary students at Muzaffarpur in Bihar. The sample for the study comprised 792 students (370 boys and 422 girls) of standard XII which were selected using the stratified random sampling technique. The study reveals that the career maturity of senior secondary students was positively correlated with the selfefficacy of senior secondary students. A significant difference was found between the mean scores of boys and girls of senior secondary on the various dimensions of career maturity, i.e., self-appraisal, occupational information, goal selection, goal planning, and problem-solving, respectively and lastly overall career maturity. The difference between self-efficacy of boys and girls at the senior secondary level was also found to be significant. Implications for practitioners, counsellors, educators, parents and interventions for career counselling are also presented.


in education ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 2-22
Author(s):  
Glen Aikenhead

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  


2012 ◽  
Vol 1 (6) ◽  
pp. 24-26
Author(s):  
A.S.Jalandharachari A.S.Jalandharachari ◽  
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Dr.K.Padmasree Dr.K.Padmasree

1990 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
pp. 4-5
Author(s):  
Robert J. Jensen

It is time to question the efficacy of the spiral mathematics curriculum. I believe that the spiral curriculum, in its current form, is hurting our efforts to improve mathematics education in this country. The crux of the problem is that we now typically have a curriculum so tightly spiraled that each year revisits almost all the content of the previous year. This approach necessitates so extensive a review component that only limited time remains for developing new material at a higher intellectual level. The resulting curriculum more closely resembles a tightly wound spring than the upward-moving spiral originally envisioned by educational proponents of a spiraled curriculum. This dilemma has been documented by Flanders (1987), who reports that the average percentage of new content in three popular mathematics textbook series is just 44 percent in the fourth grade and dips as low a 31 percent in the eighth grade.


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