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Authenticity, Transition and Mathematical Competence: An Exploration of the Values and Ideology Underpinning An Increase in the Amount of Mathematics in the Science Curriculum in England
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Wong, Victoria – International Journal of Science Education, 2019
Science is a much-revised and contested area of the curriculum. A new curriculum has recently been introduced in England which includes far more mathematical aspects of science than previous versions. This study asks what the influences, ideologies and values are which led to this change. A two-phase qualitative approach was followed comprising…
Descriptors: Mathematics Skills, Science Curriculum, Foreign Countries, Ideology
'Voodoo Maths', Asymmetric Dependency and Maths Blame: Why Collaboration between School Science and Mathematics Teachers Is so Rare
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Wong, Victoria; Dillon, Justin – International Journal of Science Education, 2019
Mathematical reasoning and tools are intrinsic to science, yet the close and dependent relationship science has to mathematics is not reflected in either school education or science education research. This paper asks what the barriers are to a mutually beneficial relationship between the two disciplines. A two-phase qualitative interview study…
Descriptors: Teacher Collaboration, Mathematics Teachers, Science Teachers, Science Education