Development of module for emerging issues in Mathematics education

Phoong, Seuk Yen

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Type :	research_report
Subject :	QA Mathematics
Main Author :	Phoong, Seuk Yen
Additional Authors :	Annie Gorgey Sabarina Shafie Mohd Faizal Nizam Lee Abdullah
Title :	Development of module for emerging issues in Mathematics education

Place of Production :	Tanjong Malim
Publisher :	Fakulti Sains dan Matematik
Year of Publication :	2018
Corporate Name :	Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris

Abstract : Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris

This module is mainly develop to investigate and explore the foundation, purposes and structures of Mathematics education in Malaysia. The factors that change the Mathematics education will be critically studied by comparing the issues in Malaysia with other countries. Issues such as the paradigm shift in Mathematics education, classroom concept and teaching and learning process are discussed. Therefore, the aim of this research is to develop a module for emerging issues in Mathematics education. Then, the module was developed based on Sidek's Module Development Model. A four point likert scale questionnaire was given to the experts from Mathematics education field to check the content of the module. It is expected that with this module, students will be exposed to the current issues about Mathematics education.

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