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Insights from a financial literacy task designer: The curious case of problem context

  • Carly Sawatzki

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    Abstract

    As part of ongoing design-based research exploring financial literacy teaching and learning, ten tasks termed “financial dilemmas” were trialled by 14 teachers and more than 300 Year 5 and 6 students in 4 government primary schools in urban Darwin. Drawing on data related to two tasks - Catching the bus and Buying bread - this article explores insights into problem context and task design principles. The findings highlight that unfamiliar, novel, and imaginable problem contexts, while pedagogically demanding for teachers, are valued by students and have the potential to broaden their horizons.
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationOpening up mathematics education research
    EditorsB White, M Chinnappan, S Trenholm
    Place of PublicationAdelaide
    PublisherMathematics Education Research Group of Australasia Incorporated
    Pages576-583
    Number of pages8
    Volume1
    ISBN (Print)9781920846299
    Publication statusPublished - 2016
    EventOpening Up Mathematics Education Research: Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia - University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia
    Duration: 3 Jul 20167 Jul 2016

    Conference

    ConferenceOpening Up Mathematics Education Research
    Country/TerritoryAustralia
    CityAdelaide
    Period3/07/167/07/16

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