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Is This Math? Community Approaches to Problem Solving in Yucatec Maya Math Classrooms
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Darling, Felicia – North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 2016
In Yucatec Maya middle schools in the Yucatán, math scores are low and drop out rates are high. Although addressing larger social and economic causes may ameliorate these issues, improving math instruction may be a more immediate, feasible approach. This ethnographic, mixed-methods study explores community approaches to problem-solving relevant to…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Problem Solving, Foreign Countries, Ethnography