Nguyen, Ngoc-Giang
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Horizontal and vertical mathematization processes of 10th grade students: The case of Law of Sines Nguyen, Quoc Ai; Nguyen, Ngoc-Giang
Journal on Mathematics Education Vol. 15 No. 4 (2024): Journal on Mathematics Education
Publisher : Universitas Sriwijaya in collaboration with Indonesian Mathematical Society (IndoMS)

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.22342/jme.v15i4.pp1251-1276

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Realistic Mathematics Education (RME) has gained significant attention in Vietnam over the past decade due to its potential for enhancing mathematics instruction. This study investigates the process of mathematicization undertaken by students as they transition from solving a real-world contextual problem to discovering and applying the Law of Sines. The primary problem involves determining the angle formed by the crossbar and the hanging rope of a disco ball. Guided by the principles of RME, the mathematicization process encourages students to model this scenario as a triangle with two given side lengths and a specified angle between one side and the base. With teacher facilitation, students construct a general mathematical model and subsequently reinvent the Law of Sines. They apply this law to solve the initial problem and further extend their understanding by tackling a similar contextual scenario. The study involved 40 students, who engaged with worksheets designed to present relevant problems. Their problem-solving processes were documented and analyzed using qualitative methods. The findings contribute to the development of a teaching approach for introducing the Law of Sines within the framework of RME, specifically tailored to the Vietnamese educational context. This approach underscores the progression of students' understanding through the integration of contextual problem-solving and theoretical reinvention.
Teaching conditional probability in grade 12 using realistic mathematics education theory Nguyen, Quoc Ai; Dao, Nam Hong; Hoa, Tuong Anh; Nguyen, Ngoc-Giang
Journal on Mathematics Education Vol. 16 No. 2 (2025): Journal on Mathematics Education
Publisher : Universitas Sriwijaya in collaboration with Indonesian Mathematical Society (IndoMS)

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.22342/jme.v16i2.pp603-632

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The perspective on applying mathematics to solve practical problems is clearly expressed in Vietnam's Mathematics General Education Curriculum in 2018. Therefore, Realistic Mathematics Education (RME) is suitable for the goals of mathematics education in Vietnam and can become one of the fundamental theories for designing mathematics teaching models in high schools. This study presents an experimental result of teaching conditional probability based on RME and following a five-step process we develop, including problem setting, experience, rediscovering conditional probability, forming conditional probability, application. Worksheets containing problems were distributed to 42 students to solve, and their work was collected immediately afterwards. The works will be analyzed to identify emergent models constructed by students. The new result of the paper is from the study of De Lange, Jupri and Drijvers, we propose a mathematization process for teaching conditional probability in Vietnam. The data analysis method is a qualitative method, through observing the students' problem-solving process. Experimental results show that students actively participated in the process of reinventing conditional probability through solving learning tasks.