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What is Mathematical Literacy

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Handbook of Research on Driving STEM Learning With Educational Technologies
The capacity to identify, to understand, and to engage in mathematics and to make well-founded judgments about the role that mathematics plays, as needed for an individual’s current and future private life, occupational life, social life with peers and relatives, and life as a constructive, concerned, and reflective citizen.
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Using Modeling and Simulation to Learn Mathematics
Ruth Rodríguez Gallegos (Tecnologico de Monterrey, Mexico)
Copyright: © 2017 |Pages: 22
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-2026-9.ch002
Abstract
In this chapter, we present a specific approach on how to teach math through mathematical modeling and simulation. The literature review is presented from the Math Education Community and the advantages for the students using this approach focuses on how to apply Math in their professional lives. We also introduce a framework of reference on using matching technology to help the students make some transitions in the modeling cycle. Several examples from a course in an undergraduate program are shown and we develop some conclusions for basic education and for high school level. Previous research studies developed from a qualitative point of view have helped to demonstrate the potential use of this approach for students to achieve better understanding of this science.
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The Importance of Reading Literacy in Learning Mathematics
Mathematical literacy is defined as an individual’s capacity to formulate, employ, and interpret mathematics in a variety of contexts. It includes reasoning mathematically and using mathematical concepts, procedures, facts, and tools to describe, explain, and predict phenomena. It assists individuals to recognise the role that mathematics plays in the world and to make the well-founded judgments and decisions needed by constructive, engaged, and reflective citizens.
Published in Chapter: The Importance of Reading Literacy in Learning Mathematics; From: Implicit Pedagogy for Optimized Learning in Contemporary Education
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