Oxford’s department of education, English language is increasingly becoming the lingua franca of education institutions across the world – from primary schools to higher education. Materials such as books and journals are written in English, including Mathematics – as one of the core subject in education. Hence, Math terminologies and concept explanation in teaching-learning processes are not translated in the languages dominating a certain country. In Southeast Asia for example, according to Kosonen
Bakar, & Bakry, 2015) The development of critical thinking skills has become the main goal in mathematics education worldwide (NCTM, 2000).
Janna Levin, the professor of astronomy and physics, declares that “Mathematics transcends all cultures and binds us.” Alan Bishop, who has specialized in mathematics and cultural values, has identified 6 forms of mathematical ideas spanning vastly different cultures: counting, locating, measuring, designing, playing, and explaining. Bishop also emphasizes the
Shannon, 2008). Effective and engaging mathematics instruction must begin in the elementary school classroom if we are to reduce mathematics anxiety in students. Thus, teacher education programs are obligated to find ways to reduce math anxiety in pre-service teachers, and ultimately future generations of students (Bryant, 2009). The study of Smith (2004) demonstrated that teachers need to be aware of the impact that they have on their students' attitudes in mathematics. Also, it would be useful for teachers
learning theory, RME is an approach specifically developed for learning mathematics. Freudhental (1971) in Daryanto and Tasrial (2012) instead that RME combines view of what the mathematics, how students learn mathematics and how mathematics should be taught. Based on the above background, a study is conducted by using contextual problems as an effort to enhance student conceptual understanding of
the book (gender, irregularity, or hierarchies) play a part in the dimension within the society. The rare combination of mathematics in writing issue distinctions and rankings at least the same, if not, far more than what any newspaper or journalist do. Abbot utilizes the language of mathematics to criticize his dimension. Making practical use of the language of mathematics develops mathematical examples and allegories. In this case, the analogy links the looked down upon "people" which has far
There is a research reported the gender-differences and SES- differences in physics achievement. In general, male students have demonstrated higher scores than female students in physics. Similarly, students with higher levels of SES have been observed to outperform the students with lower levels of SES in terms of physics achievement (Yerdelen-Damar & Pesman, 2013). When it comes to gender variations, there are studies that prove the difference between male and female when it comes to their sense
month. Teaching is my passion. I feel extremely satisfied with every successful lesson. As a teacher, I feel that I’ am connected to my students’ lives and I have a direct influence on them. I teach because I admire education and I want to make a difference in that domain. I want to help humanity, and teaching gives me a great opportunity to do so. I’ am passionate about educating my students, I work with them, motivate them, and inspire them to learn. I use different strategies and methods to engage
1581, despite Galileo considering priesthood. There Galileo studied medicine and the philosophy of Aristotle for the next four years. He never seemed to have taken medical studies seriously, attending courses on his true interests which were in mathematics and natural philosophy (Helden,
The dismal performance in the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Survey (TIMSS) along with the low scores in the National Achievement Tests both for primary and secondary levels form part of their concern. Dulay (2015) mentioned in her study the report of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) that we ranked 36th in both Science and Mathematics tests out of 38 countries in TIMSS 1999. In 2003, 4th grade students ranked 23rd out of 25 and