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Title: Why Mechanics Should Be Integral to Secondary School Mathematics
Language: English
Authors: Rowlands, Stuart
Source: Teaching Mathematics and Its Applications: An International Journal of the IMA. Dec 2008 27(4):187-199.
Availability: Oxford University Press. Great Clarendon Street, Oxford, OX2 6DP, UK. Tel: +44-1865-353907; Fax: +44-1865-353485; e-mail: jnls.cust.serv@oxfordjournals.org; Web site: http://teamat.oxfordjournals.org/
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 13
Publication Date: 2008
Intended Audience: Teachers
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
Secondary Education
Descriptors: Secondary School Mathematics, Mathematics Instruction, Foreign Countries, Educational Principles, Mechanics (Physics), Mathematical Models
Geographic Terms: United Kingdom
DOI: 10.1093/teamat/hrn021
ISSN: 0268-3679
Abstract: Mechanics has never been the most popular subject in A-level mathematics, the UK's public examination for 16-18-year olds, either with students, teachers or educators. The attempts to popularize mechanics have failed and it is conceivable that the subject will be dropped from the A-level syllabus in the foreseeable future. This article argues the importance of mechanics and why it should be integral to secondary school mathematics: Mechanics is the exemplar of mathematical modelling, is the logical point of entry for the enculturation into scientific thinking and provides the means to develop an understanding of the relationship between mathematics, the theoretical objects of science and the way science and mathematics speak of the world. It enables learners across the "ability range" to think in the abstract and as such should be taught prior to the 6th form, that is, prior to the UK's post-compulsory level of education.
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Entry Date: 2008
Accession Number: EJ819168
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