Abstract
This paper reports the findings of research into an educational intervention featuring openended mathematical problems situated in “real life” contexts and associated pedagogies. “Money and financial mathematics” is the topic in focus, with tasks termed “financial dilemmas” being trialled by 35 teachers in 16 Victorian primary schools. Drawing on the teachers’ reactions to one task, “Catching a taxi,” the strengths, challenges, and complexities associated with creating and/or selecting meaningful “real life” contexts for mathematics teaching and learning are discussed.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Curriculum in Focus: Research Guided Practice: Proceedings of the 37th Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia |
Editors | Judy Anderson, Michael Cavanagh, Anne Prescott |
Publisher | Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia Incorporated |
Pages | 557-564 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Publication status | Published - 2014 |