Technology Tips: Fishy Formulas

1997 ◽  
Vol 90 (8) ◽  
pp. 666-671
Author(s):  
William Bosch ◽  
Jennifer Sizoo ◽  
Anita Curtis ◽  
Shannon Klein ◽  
Cheryl Micale ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Real Life ◽  
Authentic Learning ◽  
School Mathematics ◽  
Evaluation Standards ◽  
Learning Tasks ◽  
Life Problems ◽  
Evaluation Strategies ◽  
Independent Variable ◽  
Game Fish

With increased emphasis on implementing national and local standards in the classroom, educators are searching for authentic learning tasks and evaluation strategies. The NCTM's Curriculum and Evaluation Standards for School Mathematics (NCTM 1989) encourages teachers to provide students with real-life problems and mathematical explorations. One such problem, presented in sports-fishing magazines, is developing a formula that predicts the weight (W) in pounds of a game fish given its length (L) in inches. Since length is easier to approximate, or actually measure, than weight, the length of the fish is considered the independent variable, and weight, the dependent variable. Sternberg (1996, 58–59) and Giordano and Weir (1985, 59–62) suggest the formula

scholarly journals Authentic Learning: Enhancing Learners’ Academic Literacy Skills

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 56 ◽  
Author(s):  
Albert Agbesi Wornyo ◽  
Ernest Kwesi Klu ◽  
Hlaviso Motlhaka
Keyword(s):  
Learning Styles ◽  
Academic Literacy ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Authentic Learning ◽  
Literacy Skills ◽  
Free Text ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
Learning Tasks ◽  
Life Problems ◽  
Esl Learners

Several studies have shown that authentic learning facilitates learners’ acquisition of knowledge, understanding of concepts and application of skills to solve real life problems. This study explores how authentic learning can be used to help English as a Second Language (ESL) learners to acquire academic literacy skills. The objective of the study was to observe students’ reaction to authentic learning, to find out their learning styles and to find out their views about the authentic learning tasks and activities. The study adopted observation and a qualitative free text comments approach to collect data about students’ reaction to the authentic learning activities and students’ learning styles. In addition, focus group discussions and interviews were conducted to let students express their views about the authentic learning tasks and activities that were implemented. The paper presents the views of students about the authentic learning tasks and activities that were implemented. The students reacted positively to the authentic learning tasks and activities and expressed satisfaction. The findings of the study demonstrate that authentic learning can be used to enhance the academic literacy skills of ESL learners.

Families Ask: Understanding Mathematics and Basic Skills

2001 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 8-9
Author(s):  
Daniel J. Brahier
Keyword(s):  
School Districts ◽  
Teaching Practices ◽  
Real Life ◽  
School Mathematics ◽  
Curriculum Materials ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Evaluation Standards ◽  
Life Problems ◽  
Hands On ◽  
Principles And Standards

Since the publication of Curriculum and Evaluation Standards for School Mathematics (NCTM 1989) and Principles and Standards for School Mathematics (NCTM 2000), many school districts and teachers have implemented new curriculum materials to achieve the vision of the Standards. In addition, many educators have adopted a constructivist viewpoint in their teaching practices, resulting in hands-on lessons for children and the use of real-life problems, visual and hands-on approaches, and invented strategies for solving problems. In the context of reform, however, parents and community members are prone to question whether their children will actually “learn the basics” when engaged in hands-on, real-life investigations.

scholarly journals Authentic Learning: A Concept Analysis

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 12
Author(s):  
Mary Chabeli ◽  
Anna Nolte ◽  
Gugu Ndawo
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Education ◽  
Nurse Educators ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Authentic Learning ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Concept Analysis ◽  
Step Method ◽  
Analysis Process ◽  
Life Problems ◽  
Definition Of

Authentic learning (AL) is a learner-centred approach in which learners co-construct their own knowledge by engaging in and addressing real life problems that demand the use of higher order thinking skills (HOTS), real world resources and tools while thinking and acting like experts. However, AL is a concept that is ambiguous and abstract therefore challenges nurse educators in fully engaging learners in such problems thus limiting their development of HOTS. The purpose of this article was to describe the concept analysis process that was followed to clarify AL, provide conceptual meaning in nursing education, and formulate a theoretical definition using Walker and Avant’s eight-step method. Definitions, nature, characteristics and uses of AL were sought and the researchers explored 160 publications which included dictionaries, encyclopaedias, thesauri, conference papers, research reports, journal articles and subject-related literature across multiple disciplines to critically analyse AL. A 17-year period from 1988 to 2015 was used to search several databases. The defining attributes which included antecedents, the process and consequences of AL emerged. The consequence of AL in nursing education is a competent, critical, autonomous, independent, lifelong graduate desirable for the 21st-century global healthcare system. A theoretical definition of AL was also formulated. The study findings indicated that nurse educators can be assisted to design AL tasks that expose learners to AL thus implications were stated and recommendations were made.

Solving Problematic Addition and Subtraction Word Problems

2007 ◽  
Vol 13 (9) ◽  
pp. 498-503
Author(s):  
José N. Contreras ◽  
Armando M. Martínez-Cruz
Keyword(s):  
Real World ◽  
Word Problems ◽  
Arithmetic Operation ◽  
Real Life ◽  
School Mathematics ◽  
World Knowledge ◽  
Elementary School Mathematics ◽  
Straightforward Application ◽  
Life Problems ◽  
Addition And Subtraction

Word problems can play a prominent role in elementary school mathematics because they can provide practice with real-life problems and help students develop their creative, critical, and problem-solving abilities. However, word problems as currently presented in instruction and textbooks fail to accomplish these goals (Gerofsky 1996; Lave 1992). This failure is due, in part, to the unrealistic approach needed to solve them: the straightforward application of one arithmetic operation. Consequently, when faced with word problems in which context is critical to the solution, students fail to connect school mathematics with their real-world knowledge. Problems that cannot be solved by applying a straightforward arithmetic operation are called problematic. Several researchers have examined children's lack of use of their real-world knowledge to solve problematic word problems (Greer 1997; Reusser and Stebler 1997; Verschaffel and De Corte 1997).

What Did You Say You Do for a Living?

1997 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 224-228
Author(s):  
Azita Manouchehri
Keyword(s):  
Real Life ◽  
School Mathematics ◽  
Evaluation Standards

The Curriculum and Evaluation Standards for School Mathematics (NCTM 1989) recommends that greater attention be devoted to increasing students’ awareness of real-life applications of mathematics at all levels of education.

The Psychologist in the Medical School: An Example of Solving Real-Life Problems

1970 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matisyohu Weisenberg ◽  
Carl Eisdorfer ◽  
C. Richard Fletcher ◽  
Murray Wexler
Keyword(s):  
Medical School ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Life Problems

scholarly journals AnANN Model Trained on Regional Data in the Prediction of Particular Weather Conditions

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (11) ◽  
pp. 4757
Author(s):  
Aleksandra Bączkiewicz ◽  
Jarosław Wątróbski ◽  
Wojciech Sałabun ◽  
Joanna Kołodziejczyk
Keyword(s):  
Atmospheric Pressure ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Real Data ◽  
Weather Conditions ◽  
Maximum Temperature ◽  
Air Masses ◽  
Weather Forecasts ◽  
Life Problems ◽  
The World ◽  
The City

Artificial Neural Networks (ANNs) have proven to be a powerful tool for solving a wide variety of real-life problems. The possibility of using them for forecasting phenomena occurring in nature, especially weather indicators, has been widely discussed. However, the various areas of the world differ in terms of their difficulty and ability in preparing accurate weather forecasts. Poland lies in a zone with a moderate transition climate, which is characterized by seasonality and the inflow of many types of air masses from different directions, which, combined with the compound terrain, causes climate variability and makes it difficult to accurately predict the weather. For this reason, it is necessary to adapt the model to the prediction of weather conditions and verify its effectiveness on real data. The principal aim of this study is to present the use of a regressive model based on a unidirectional multilayer neural network, also called a Multilayer Perceptron (MLP), to predict selected weather indicators for the city of Szczecin in Poland. The forecast of the model we implemented was effective in determining the daily parameters at 96% compliance with the actual measurements for the prediction of the minimum and maximum temperature for the next day and 83.27% for the prediction of atmospheric pressure.

scholarly journals Formulating Modes of Cooperative Leaning for Education for Sustainable Development

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (6) ◽  
pp. 3465
Author(s):  
Jordi Colomer ◽  
Dolors Cañabate ◽  
Brigita Stanikūnienė ◽  
Remigijus Bubnys
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Education For Sustainable Development ◽  
Professional Life ◽  
Global Challenges ◽  
Life Problems ◽  
The Face ◽  
Contemporary Education ◽  
The Impact

In the face of today’s global challenges, the practice and theory of contemporary education inevitably focuses on developing the competences that help individuals to find meaningfulness in their societal and professional life, to understand the impact of local actions on global processes and to enable them to solve real-life problems [...]

scholarly journals Derivative-Free King’s Scheme for Multiple Zeros of Nonlinear Functions

Mathematics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (11) ◽  
pp. 1242
Author(s):  
Ramandeep Behl ◽  
Sonia Bhalla ◽  
Eulalia Martínez ◽  
Majed Aali Alsulami
Keyword(s):  
Iterative Methods ◽  
Fourth Order ◽  
Order Of Convergence ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Multiple Roots ◽  
Computational Results ◽  
Nonlinear Functions ◽  
First Order ◽  
Life Problems ◽  
Derivative Free

There is no doubt that the fourth-order King’s family is one of the important ones among its counterparts. However, it has two major problems: the first one is the calculation of the first-order derivative; secondly, it has a linear order of convergence in the case of multiple roots. In order to improve these complications, we suggested a new King’s family of iterative methods. The main features of our scheme are the optimal convergence order, being free from derivatives, and working for multiple roots (m≥2). In addition, we proposed a main theorem that illustrated the fourth order of convergence. It also satisfied the optimal Kung–Traub conjecture of iterative methods without memory. We compared our scheme with the latest iterative methods of the same order of convergence on several real-life problems. In accordance with the computational results, we concluded that our method showed superior behavior compared to the existing methods.

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