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Sawatzki, Carly; Downton, Ann; Cheeseman, Jill – Mathematics Education Research Journal, 2019
What could two people stand to gain from sharing a taxi ride? We aimed to explore the extent to which this challenging yet accessible financial context might stimulate students' mathematical exploration of multiplicative thinking and proportional reasoning. Through teaching experiment methodology, data were collected from 37 Year 5 and 6 students…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Mathematical Logic, Mathematical Concepts, Teaching Methods
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Sawatzki, Carly; Sullivan, Peter – International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2018
This article reports the findings of classroom research exploring the potential of posing challenging mathematical problems situated in real-world financial contexts to activate mathematical knowledge, skills and reasoning. The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2012…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Problem Solving, Relevance (Education), Mathematics Skills