Is Maths for me? Understanding and promoting disadvantaged students' academic aspirations for Mathematics

数学适合我吗？

• 批准号: DP140101431
• 负责人: Prof Clarence Ng
• 金额: $ 24.45万
• 依托单位: Australian Catholic University
• 依托单位国家: 澳大利亚
• 项目类别: Discovery Projects
• 财政年份: 2014
• 资助国家: 澳大利亚
• 起止时间: 2014-01-01 至 2018-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/RGS/Web/Grants/DP140101431
• 关键词: Maths; me; Understanding; promoting; disadvantaged

The problem of persistent decline in participation in post-compulsory mathematics in Australian schools and universities has been aggravated when disadvantaged students are taken into consideration. However, know little as to how, why and under what circumstances disadvantaged students make decisions to quit or continue learning advanced Mathematics. To address this national challenge, three related studies will explore systematically disadvantaged students’ academic aspirations during the early and senior secondary periods, track their development within dynamic interplay of individual, social and schooling influences, and explore effective schooling practices capable of sustaining aspirations in advanced Mathematics.

考虑到处境不利的学生，澳大利亚中小学和大学的义务教育后数学参与率持续下降的问题更加严重。然而，对于弱势学生如何、为什么以及在什么情况下做出退学或继续学习高等数学的决定，他们知之甚少。为了应对这一国家挑战，三项相关研究将系统地探索贫困学生在早期和高中阶段的学业抱负，在个人、社会和学校影响的动态相互作用中跟踪他们的发展，并探索能够维持高等数学抱负的有效学校实践。