Middle Years Students Influencing Local Policy [Konferenzbericht] Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (MERGA) (38th, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia, 2015).

Autor/in	Marshman, Margaret
Institution	Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia
Titel	Middle Years Students Influencing Local Policy [Konferenzbericht] Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (MERGA) (38th, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia, 2015).
Quelle	(2015), (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Middle School Students; Adolescents; Case Studies; Journal Writing; Semi Structured Interviews; Documentation; Video Technology; Foreign Countries; Grade 5; Grade 6; Grade 7; Grade 8; Grade 9; Secondary School Students; Academically Gifted; Policy Formation; Mathematics Instruction; Relevance (Education); Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Zeitschriftenaufsatz; Dokumentation; Ausland; School year 05; 5. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 05; School year 06; 6. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 06; School year 07; 7. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 07; School year 08; 8. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 08; School year 09; 9. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 09; Sekundarschüler; Politische Betätigung; Mathematics lessons; Mathematikunterricht; Relevance; Relevanz; Australien
Abstract	Middle Years students often do not see mathematics as useful. Authentic and real mathematics tasks and artefacts are frequently advocated as arresting this situation. However, often such experiences are contrived and lack authenticity. This paper reports on how a group of Middle Years students used mathematics and technology to engage in a real community issue, of the need for a teenage safe space, to inform local Council policy. Data were collected for this case study via journal observations and reflections, semi-structured interviews, samples of students' work and videos of students working. The data were analysed by identifying the main themes that were connected with designing and locating the space and focused on the stages of the statistical investigation cycle used. How this impacted students' beliefs about the usefulness and value of mathematics is discussed. [This research was funded by a University of the Sunshine Coast Research Grant.] (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia. GPO Box 2747, Adelaide SA 5001, Australia. Tel: +61-8-8363-0288; Fax: +61-8-8362-9288; e-mail: sales@merga.net.au; Web site: http://www.merga.net.au/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01