elementary school; outdoor; augmented reality; 3D printing; mathematical trails; tutoring systems
Abstract :
[en] In the Luxemburgish national curriculum for elementary schools (MENFP, 2011) experimentations and discoveries of mathematics concepts in courses are strongly recommended. Elementary school teachers should engage students in active mathematical modelling approaches, where they can develop processes and content skills through discoveries. Moreover, learned skills should be connected to real-world problems and situations to foster a better understanding of students’ living environments. Nevertheless, this teaching culture in mathematics is unusual in elementary schools and teachers tend to teach based on textbooks. Students mostly learn mathematics by imitation and repetition rather than through modelling mathematics with real-world problems and situations. Thus, to develop new methodologies in teaching mathematics and to meet the requirements of the national curriculum, we designed different technology-enhanced teaching and learning methods to engage students in experimental approaches within and outside classrooms. Moreover, we conducted three studies with digital and physical modelling, augmented reality, and a tutoring system in elementary school mathematics courses. Based on our collected data, we identified settings and tasks likely to support active mathematical modelling approaches.
Disciplines :
Education & instruction
Author, co-author :
Haas, Ben
KREIS, Yves ; University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences (FHSE) > Department of Education and Social Work (DESW)
Lavicza, Zsolt
External co-authors :
yes
Language :
English
Title :
Connecting the real world to mathematical models in elementary schools in Luxemburg
Publication date :
July 2020
Event name :
New Researcher's Day Conference (BSRLM)
Event organizer :
British Society for Research into Learning Mathematics
Event place :
Online, United Kingdom
Event date :
2020-07-03
Audience :
International
Journal title :
Proceedings of the British Society for Research into Learning Mathematics
Publisher :
British Society for Research into Learning Mathematics, London, United Kingdom