ERIC Number: ED630444
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2022
Pages: 8
Abstractor: As Provided
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Relevance as Perceived by High School Students in Decontextualized Mathematics Lessons
Adil, Aamina; Lee, Kihoon; Dietiker, Leslie
North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (44th, Nashville, TN, Nov 17-20, 2022)
When mathematics educators work towards making mathematics more relevant, they often think about including more real-world applications into mathematics lessons. But what happens when a lesson is devoid of real-world contexts? In what ways can students find it relevant? This study explores how high school students perceived relevance when they were asked to describe their experiences during decontextualized mathematics lessons. Students highlighted how they found certain characteristics of the lessons to be useful in their learning and how they perceived relevance through different feelings experienced in the lessons. This, in turn, broadens our understanding of what relevance means to students. [For the complete proceedings, see ED630210.]
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Relevance (Education), High School Students, Student Attitudes, Student Needs, Context Effect, Psychological Patterns, Interaction, Value Judgment, Mathematical Concepts, Concept Formation, Aesthetics
North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education. e-mail: pmena.steeringcommittee@gmail.com; Web site: http://www.pmena.org/
Publication Type: Speeches/Meeting Papers; Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)
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Grant or Contract Numbers: 1652513

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