PISA conceptual framework as an approach for teaching and learning mathematics

Plenary Speaker

Infiltration of PISA-Like Tasks in Taiwanese Mathematics Classroom Teaching 

In the lecture, I will start from introducing Taiwanese students’ performance on PISA  and the background information of Taiwan mathematics education. The cultural script of Taiwan teaching can be described as “many opportunities to attack non-routine and high cognitive-complexity tasks from sources of instructional/curricular materials other than textbook series”. I will further demonstrate how Taiwan uses high school and university entrance examinations as opportunities to infiltrate PISA-like tasks into classroom teaching. Taiwanese middle and high school teachers’ responses to the teaching and learning of PISA-like tasks will be presented. In particular, I will show students’ perceptions of real world, mathematics world and the transformation between the two. Evidences from students’ perceptions indicate a challenge to the teaching and learning of PISA-like tasks. Reflections on the teaching of PISA-like tasks in Taiwan will also be discussed.