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Sawatzki, Carly – Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, 2016
As part of ongoing design-based research exploring financial literacy teaching and learning, ten tasks termed "financial dilemmas" were trialled by 14 teachers and more than 300 Year 5 and 6 students in 4 government primary schools in urban Darwin. Drawing on data related to two tasks--"Catching the bus" and "Buying…
Descriptors: Money Management, Elementary School Mathematics, Task Analysis, Problem Solving
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Novita, Rita; Zulkardi; Hartono, Yusuf – Indonesian Mathematical Society Journal on Mathematics Education, 2012
Problem solving plays an important role in mathematics and should have a prominent role in the mathematics education. The term "problem solving" refers to mathematics tasks that have the potential to provide intellectual challenges for enhancing students' mathematical understanding and development. In addition, the contextual problem…
Descriptors: Problem Solving, Academic Ability, Elementary School Students, Formative Evaluation
Blumberg, Fran; And Others – 1986
In the 21st century, the population will need to possess basic skills in the areas of communication and higher problem-solving as well as have scientific and technological literacy; however, results from assessments by the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) have indicated weak student performance in the area of thinking skills,…
Descriptors: Creative Thinking, Critical Thinking, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education