An ethnographic study of the mathematical ideas of a group of carpenters

Millroy, Wendy Lesley

doi:10.1016/1041-6080(91)90002-i

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“…For the past few decades, a body of work has focused on the mathematics of adults and workers in a variety of cultures. Examples of this type of analysis include the mathematics of carpenters (Millroy, 1991), pool builders (Zevenbergen, 1997), masons (Moreira & Pardal, 2012), builders (Bessot, 1996), nurses (Hoyles, Noss & Pozzi, 2001), and structural engineers (Gainsburg, 2007), to name only a few. A major finding from these studies is that the mathematics taught in school settings is typically not the mathematics people use to be successful in their workplace (Marr & Hagston, 2007;Mills, 2012;Wedege, 2002).…”

Section: Characteristics Of Workplace Mathematicsmentioning

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What Mathematics Education May Prepare Students for the Society of the Future?

Gravemeijer

Stephan

Julie

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Int J of Sci and Math Educ

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This paper attempts to engage the field in a discussion about what mathematics is needed for students to engage in society, especially with an increase in technology and digitalization. In this respect, mathematics holds a special place in STEM as machines do most of the calculations that students are taught in K-12. We raise questions about what mathematical proficiency means in today's world and what shifts need to be made in both content and pedagogy to prepare students for 21st Century Skills and mathematical reasoning.Keywords 21st century skills . Digitalization . Mathematics education . Workplace mathematics With this paper, we want to stimulate a discussion about what mathematics education should aim for in preparing students for the digital age. To illuminate the need for such a discussion, we will explore potential answers to the question, "What are the implications of the computerization and globalization of our society for mathematics education?" In doing so, we will build on the preparation for, and the deliberations of, the Discussion Group on this topic at the International Congress on Mathematics Education (ICME-13) Int J of Sci and Math Educ (2017) National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, Taiwan 5 Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan in Hamburg, Germany. Although we recognize, as do others, that mathematics education for the future should be considered within the context of STEM education (English, 2015), in our view, mathematics deserves focused attention. This is especially true because of the way computerization affects mathematics and vice versa. Moreover, applications of mathematics also concern a variety of non-STEM fields, such as social sciences, finance, logistics, and risk analysis. In addition, we argue that mathematics education asks for careful vertical planning which might be compromised in a heavy push for STEM integration. In relation to this, we may observe that proponents of research focusing on what STEM integration might look like, such as English (2016), caution that current literature underemphasizes mathematics in the STEM world. The motivation for our exploration is in the observation that the role of mathematics in our society is not only growing, but that mathematics is also increasingly done by machines. This will have an impact on both future job requirements and on the mathematics one will need to understand one's world. So the question arises, "How can mathematics education prepare students for being able to participate in the digital society of the future?"Our world is changing rapidly under the influence of informatization, automatization, digitalization, and globalization. Computers are becoming cheaper and more powerful, steadily following Moore's Law: Every two years the number of transistors in a computer chip doubles (Moore, 1965). Brynjolfsson and McAfee (2014) add that not only microchip density but also processing speed, memory capacity, energy efficiency, and download speed develop with exponential speed. Moreover, almost everything is bein...

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Section: Characteristics Of Workplace Mathematicsmentioning

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What Mathematics Education May Prepare Students for the Society of the Future?

Gravemeijer

Stephan

Julie

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“…Hoyles, Wolf, Molyneux-Hodgson & Kent 2002;Massingila, 1994;Millroy, 1992;Smith, 1999;Wake, 2014). Sammantaget har behovet av matematiska kompetenser undersökts för relativt många yrken.…”

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“…(t.ex. Andersson & Andersson, 2012;Bessot & Ridgway 2000;Björklund Boistrup & L. Gustafsson, 2014;FitzSimons, 2000;Gahamany, 2010;Hoyles, Noss, Kent & Bakker, 2010;Noss & Hoyles, 1996;Lave, 1988;Millroy, 1992;Naresh & Chaine, 2013;Nunnes, Schliemann & Carraher, 1993;Saló i Nevado, Holm & Pehkonen, 2011;Saxe, 1988;Smith, 1999;Wedege, 2005;Williams & Wake, 2007).…”

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Inget klöver utan matematik : En studie av matematik i yrkesutbildning och yrkesliv

Muhrman¹

2016

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“…Palm 2002Palm , 2007Palm , 2009Vos, 2011) or workplaces literature with focus on arithmetic calculations (e.g. De la Rocha, 1985;Gahamanyi, 2010;Lave, 1988;Millroy, 1992;Nunes, Schliemann & Carraher, 1993;Saxe, 1988). Instead I will present a brief introduction of research concerning workplace mathematics and its relation to technology, to set the scene for discussing modelling and modellers at the workplace.…”

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Modes of Mathematical Modelling : An analysis of how modelling is used and interpreted in and out of school settings

Frejd¹

2014

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An ethnographic study of the mathematical ideas of a group of carpenters

Cited by 38 publications

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What Mathematics Education May Prepare Students for the Society of the Future?

What Mathematics Education May Prepare Students for the Society of the Future?

Inget klöver utan matematik : En studie av matematik i yrkesutbildning och yrkesliv

Modes of Mathematical Modelling : An analysis of how modelling is used and interpreted in and out of school settings

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