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Título del libro: New Ground: Pushing The Boundaries Of Studying Informal Learning In Science, Mathematics, And Technology
Título del capítulo: Assessing difficulty level in mathematical problem solving in informal online environments: Case of the casmi community

Autores UNAM:
ILDIKO JUDIT PELCZER;
Autores externos:

Idioma:
Inglés
Año de publicación:
2015
Resumen:

CONTEXT AND PROBLEM STATEMENT OF THE STUDY Since high-speed Internet access became an everyday asset in many Canadian schools and homes, educators have started to look into the possibility of creating virtual spaces where children could have the opportunity to get involved in a less formal process of learning and sharing knowledge. Mathematics and sciences often figure among school subjects in which students have difficulties; therefore, many educators are interested in creating Web spaces where children will be confronted with a different approach to these subjects. The explicit goal of this project is to reach out to as many students as possible and to offer enriching experiences through the possibility of solving interesting and challenging problems. A number of educational systems are moving toward inclusive learning and teaching opportunities like New Brunswick, Canada (Mackey, 2006), where a variety of educational resources are becoming available in order to meet the particular needs of learners. ICT (information and communications technology) can play an important role in providing differentiation in inclusive learning environments. Kennewell (2004) lists several approaches making ICT use valuable in supporting special learning needs such as differentiation by task (like giving different roles to students working on the same project), by response (allowing able students to go beyond the basic learning objectives by making and testing their own conjectures), by support (adjusting to the student?s level of understanding), and by resource (allowing the preparation of a range of resources, each of which can be produced and adapted to meet particular learning needs). © 2015 Sense Publishers. All rights reserved.


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