Results and discussion Linda

In her response to the second question Linda chose to focus on the characteristics of classrooms with high levels of engagement. She described how teachers at the school at which she was teaching told her to "never have discussions, and always give short, sharp comments". She felt that such advice was contrary to a classroom environment in which high levels of student engagement would be evident. She noted that her plans to be creative and to engage students in solving problems "did not really pay off" in the school where she was teaching.

Linda was particularly interested in looking at mathematics learning in context. She described a journal article (Nicol, 2002) she had read in which pre-service teachers had visited workplaces, but often been unable to recognize the mathematics being used. She felt that this lack of capacity to see and appreciate mathematics in a workplace context militated against creating an engaging and relevant environment for students. She described one class in which students who had a history of failure in mathematics were given "real-life maths, not that stuff you get in other classes." Yet the real-life maths was restricted to questions such as "How many days are there in May?", or "If I spent $1.50 from a $10 note, how much change would I get?". Linda was wrestling with the very complex issue of what relevance really means in a mathematics classroom, and recognized her own lack of knowledge of mathematics beyond the school classroom.

اخر الاخبار

اخبار العتبة العباسية المقدسة

قسم المشاريع ينتهي من نصب شاشات عرض في باب القبلة والصحن الشريف استعدادًا لمراسم تبديل الراية

جامعة الكفيل تنشر لافتات السواد استعدادًا لاستقبال شهر المحرّم الحرام

استعدادًا لشهر المحرم الحرام.. قسم الصيانة ينهي أعمال صيانة الإنارة الخاصة بالصحن الشريف وتبديلها

قسم الشؤون الفكرية يقيم ندوة علمية حول إسهامات العتبة العباسية المقدسة في تطوير البحث الأكاديمي في نيجيريا

المزيد

الآخبار الصحية

دراسة تكشف علاقة خطيرة بين عمر الأم وصحة مولودها

دراسة تحذر.. اضطراب نوم بسيط قد يسبب الموت المبكر ؟

الاستحمام بالماء الساخن.. راحة مؤقتة وأضرار دائمة للبشرة

ماذا يحدث للجسم عند تخطي وجبة الإفطار؟

المزيد

الآخبار التكنلوجية

كيف تساعد الصيانة الوقائية في الحفاظ على كفاءة التكييف في سيارتك ؟

في ظاهرة غريبة حيرت العلماء.. كوكبنا قد يسجل أقصر يوم في التاريخ هذا الصيف!

السد الصيني العملاق يعيق دوران الأرض ويغيّر شكلها ؟

السعودية تطلق 10 تجارب علمية إلى محطة الفضاء الدولية

المزيد

مواضيع ذات صلة

Building sustainability

Student and teacher reflections

Results and discussion Melissa

Results and discussion Malcolm

Results and discussion John

Results and discussion

Methodology

Teacher identity

Sustainable assessment

Framework of the study Standards for excellence

Peer- and Self-Assessment - Drawing the Parallels Between Student and Staff Practice Summary

Peer- and Self-Assessment - Drawing the Parallels Between Student and Staff Practice Summary