Enhancement of student learning and attitude towards mathematics through authentic learning experiences

Research suggests that many high school students are not learning mathematics of value from a personal or an employment perspective. School mathematics often consists of applying memorised algorithms to exercises that do not meaningfully connect with the student's experience, and hence do not l...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Blum, Kathleen Mary
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: Curtin University 2002
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/2434