University of Klagenfurt

Why Math?
- Project lead: David Kollosche
- Institut für Didaktik der Mathematik - Universität Klagenfurt
- Address: Sterneckstraße 15, 9020 Klagenfurt
- Telephone: +43 463 2700 6260
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- Topic: Living together
- Activity: identifying, discussing, writing
- Participation: Closed participation
- Project link: https://wozumathematik.at
Relevance of mathematics lessons from the students' perspectiveThe relevance that students attribute to mathematics education is a crucial variable for its success. Against this background, it is surprising that there is little international scientific evidence on these ideas. Instead, it is evident in various countries, including Austria, that students in secondary school have at best fragile ideas about the relevance of mathematics instruction: For example, it is usually emphasized that...