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Key question:What does it mean to be mathematically literate?
Key question:What does it mean to be mathematically literate?
And what is the best way of organising the school maths literacy curriculum to help
learners achieve this?
• How prescriptive should a curriculum be about sequencing, pacing and teaching approach?
• Do we know what best practice in a mathematical literacy classroom looks like?
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GRADES 10, 11 & 12
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Maps, plans and other
representations of the
physical world
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C2005Here are outcomes –get to them any way you think works
NOWThis is the way we all will do it
GRADES 10, 11 & 12
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Maps, plans and other
representations of the
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Mathematical Content
Context
Context
Content
Content
Real Life
Contexts
Mathematical content & skills
& other considerations
Problem /
Context
Problem /
Context
“IN ORDER TO”
Problem /
Context
Mathematical Content
Ratios
Linear Graphs
Income &
Expenditure
Percentages
Statistics
Real-Life Contexts
Baking
Tax
HIV-AIDS
Cell phones
Running a
Business
Competencies / Skills
Drawing graphs
BudgetingAnalysing
Estimation
Making
comparisons
Figure 2: Interplay between content, context and problem solving skills in Mathematical Literacy.
Mathematical Content
Ratios
Linear Graphs
Income &
Expenditure
Percentages
Statistics
Real-Life Contexts
Baking
Tax
HIV-AIDS
Cell phones
Running a
Business
Competencies / Skills
Representing
change
Problem
solvingAnalysing
Estimation
Making
comparisons
Figure 2: Interplay between content, context and problem solving skills in Mathematical Literacy.
Need to know more about
• whether ML is achieving anything
Need to know more about
• whether ML is achieving anything
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Need to know more about
• whether ML is achieving anything
• what works in the classroom
– Boaler 2002 on equity and reform … difficulties and possibilities
– In SA context we’ve had work by Sethole, Adler, Pournara and Graven and Venkatilluminating complexity of context-content
Progression
• Ways in which progression is dealt with
– Content (Data: single data set, two data sets, multiple data sets)
– Context (Finance: personal-workplace-social/global)
– Confidence in solving problems (Reduction in scaffolding)
• Where does it lead to? Challenge at the high end?
Some detail
• Finance
• Algebra – aversion?
• Financial aspects
• Clarity in likelihood section on calculations needed
• Stats – could go further?
• Assessment – still gone for paper 1 ‘easy’, paper 2 ‘more challenging’. Why?