Mathematical Competencies in the Digital Era

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Title: Mathematical Competencies in the Digital Era
Language: English
Authors: Kaye Stacey
Source: Journal of Research and Advances in Mathematics Education. 2023 8(4):225-232.
Availability: Universitas Muhammadiyah Surakarta Department of Education. Ahmad Yani Street, Pabelan Kartasura, Surakarta, Central Java, 57162 Indonesia. Tel: +62-271-717417 ext. 2554; e-mail: jramathedu@ums.ac.id; Web site: https://journals2.ums.ac.id/index.php/jramathedu
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 8
Publication Date: 2023
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Descriptors: Mathematics Skills, Mathematics Education, Technology Uses in Education, Relevance (Education), Educational Technology, Information Technology, Graphs, Mathematical Models
ISSN: 2503-3697
2541-2590
Abstract: The paper begins with a discussion of the characteristics of digitization that influence school mathematics, its goals, and practices: the digitization of everything, the invisibility of computation, the era of big data and information on everything, and changes in the social role of mathematics due to increased global competitiveness. This leads directly to Theme 1, where we discuss the diminished economic and personal value of the ability to carry out routine mathematical procedures from arithmetic to calculus. Two other themes are then discussed: the reorientation of school mathematics content to support students to solve real world problems, and the need for students to understand about how mathematics can provide insight into real world problems, even when they are not able to actually do this themselves. These themes are only three of the many aspects of mathematical competence in the digital era which might have been chosen for discussion.
Abstractor: As Provided
Entry Date: 2026
Accession Number: EJ1495380
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:The paper begins with a discussion of the characteristics of digitization that influence school mathematics, its goals, and practices: the digitization of everything, the invisibility of computation, the era of big data and information on everything, and changes in the social role of mathematics due to increased global competitiveness. This leads directly to Theme 1, where we discuss the diminished economic and personal value of the ability to carry out routine mathematical procedures from arithmetic to calculus. Two other themes are then discussed: the reorientation of school mathematics content to support students to solve real world problems, and the need for students to understand about how mathematics can provide insight into real world problems, even when they are not able to actually do this themselves. These themes are only three of the many aspects of mathematical competence in the digital era which might have been chosen for discussion.
ISSN:2503-3697
2541-2590