"Embedding the problem-solving information within a real-world context helps students activate their conceptual knowledge when presented with a real-life problem-solving situation (Gagne, Yerkovich, & Yerkovich, 1993) and improves student motivation, participation, and generalization (Polloway & Patton, 2001)."
(Sliva, Teaching Inclusive Mathematics to Special Learners K-6, 2004)
ensure students have opportunities to make relevant, contextual, and authentic connections
design interdisciplinary tasks and investigations
be mindful of culture, community, and place
build on students’ background knowledge
From the BC Early Numeracy Project this document is designed to support families helping their children with math at home.
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Learning by rote is not the answer – unlocking the creative power of problem-solving is what will enthuse British schoolchildren and make them world-class, argues mathematician Conrad Wolfram
2017: What scientific term or concept ought to be more widely known?
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