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The use of mathematics competition questions for mainstream primary mathematics classroom instruction
Citation
Lim, C. Y. Y., & Toh, T. L. (2024, July 7-14). The use of mathematics competition questions for mainstream primary mathematics classroom instruction [Paper presentation]. The 15th International Congress on Mathematical Education, Sydney, Australia.
Abstract
Mathematics competition questions can have a wider use in the mainstream mathematics classroom instructions beyond the rather restrictive mathematics competition environment. Efforts have been taken by the education community to popularize mathematics by utilizing these questions for the general student population. However, most of the work cited were mainly adapting or modifying competition questions for mathematics instruction at the secondary level. In this paper, we propose with two exemplars how selected mathematics competition questions can provide the affordance to engage the general primary school student population in the problem solving processes.
Date Issued
2024