The Current Status Of Context-Based Teaching in Mathematics at High School of Lao People’s Democratic Republic
Abstract
The article presents the current staus of teaching algebra 10 in connection with the real context in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR). The authors used investigative methods, practical surveys and expert methods in data collection. The data are analyzed using descriptive statistics with the purpose of assessing the current status of context-based teaching in high-school mathematics. The research results show that Laos’ curriculum and textbooks are still limited in connecting school mathematical knowledge with practical problems. In addition, the survey results also showed that the majority of math teachers do not have the ability to teach mathematics in a real context, and students’ ability to solve problems related to real contexts is still limited. As a results, the authors propose pedagogical measures to teach algebra in connection with real contexts in high schools of the Lao PDR.
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21. Tran, T., & Nguyen, T. D. (2020). Some measures for teaching algebra and calculus grade 11 in a way that is relevant to the practical context in high school. Vietnam Journal of Education, 479, 8-12.
22. Tran, V. (2009). Using mathematization to enhances high school students’ quantitative understanding. Vietnamese Journal of Educational Sciences, 43, 23-26.
23. Trinh, T. P. T., & Chu, H. L. (2021). Designing teaching situations for the topic ‘statistics’ (algebra 10) associated with real contexts in high schools in Cao Bang province. Vietnam Journal of Education, 505(1), 30-35.
24. Vonglathsamy, T. (2022). Teaching probability and statistics in high schools of the Lao PDR in the direction of connecting with practice. A Dissertation of Doctor of Science in Education, Hanoi National University of Education, Vietnam.
25. Wijaya, A., Van den Heuvel-Panhuizen, M., & Doorman, M. (2015). Opportunity-to-learn context-based tasks provided by mathematics textbooks. Educational Studies in Mathematics, 89, 41-65.
Authors
Douangalom Phounakhoum
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“The Current Status Of Context-Based Teaching in Mathematics at High School of Lao People’s Democratic Republic”, Soc. sci. humanities j., vol. 9, no. 05, pp. 7839–7859, May 2025, doi: 10.18535/sshj.v9i05.1829.
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