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Using Mathematics, Mathematical Applications, Mathematical Modelling, and Mathematical Literacy: A Theoretical Study
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Mumcu, Hayal Yavuz – Journal of Education and Practice, 2016
The purpose of this theoretical study is to explore the relationships between the concepts of using mathematics in the daily life, mathematical applications, mathematical modelling, and mathematical literacy. As these concepts are generally taken as independent concepts in the related literature, they are confused with each other and it becomes…
Descriptors: Mathematical Applications, Mathematics, Numeracy, Mathematical Models
Investigating Secondary School Students' Difficulties in Modeling Problems PISA-Model Level 5 and 6
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Edo, Sri Imelda; Hartono, Yusuf; Putri, Ratu Ilma Indra – Indonesian Mathematical Society Journal on Mathematics Education, 2013
The chart of Indonesian student of mathematical ability development in Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) event during the last 4 periods shows an unstable movement. PISA aims to examine the ability of children aged 15 years in reading literacy, mathematics literacy, and science literacy. The concept of mathematical literacy is…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary School Students, Secondary School Mathematics, Mathematics Instruction
An Application of Reverse Engineering to Automatic Item Generation: A Proof of Concept Using Automatically Generated Figures
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Lorié, William A. – Online Submission, 2013
A reverse engineering approach to automatic item generation (AIG) was applied to a figure-based publicly released test item from the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) mathematical literacy cognitive instrument as part of a proof of concept. The author created an item…
Descriptors: Numeracy, Mathematical Concepts, Mathematical Logic, Difficulty Level