AUTHENTIC HI-TECH PROBLEMS IN SECONDARY SCHOOL MATHEMATICS

Ortal Nitzan, Doron Orenstein, Zehavit Kohen

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Abstract

The current study investigates Authentic Hi-Tech – AHiT math problems which were retrieved from the Hi-Tech industry and simplified for formal secondary school math lesson. We first characterize the AHiT math problems according to Schoenfeld's framework of problem solving. We then investigate the perceptions of two stakeholder groups: math experts and policymakers and math teachers with respect to the characteristics of the AHiT math problems and their feasibility. Based on the Delphi methodology, we employed two stages for analysis: an open-ended questionnaire to interview ten stakeholders, and subsequently a Likert-type questionnaire for collecting data from 40 stakeholders. Main results suggest two aspects that underlie the use of the AHiT math problems: the benefit for learners and the problem characterization.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 43rd Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 2019
EditorsMellony Graven, Hamsa Venkat, Anthony A Essien, Pamela Vale
Pages137-144
Number of pages8
StatePublished - 2019
Event43rd Annual Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, PME 2019 - Pretoria, South Africa
Duration: 7 Jul 201912 Jul 2019

Publication series

NameProceedings of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education
Volume3

Conference

Conference43rd Annual Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, PME 2019
Country/TerritorySouth Africa
CityPretoria
Period7/07/1912/07/19

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Mathematics (miscellaneous)
  • Developmental and Educational Psychology
  • Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
  • Education

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