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Costa Rica 2006

Costa Rica 2006. Math Research Project Sarah Caley. Trip Goals. Speak Spanish Meet New People Ecotourism Coffee The Rainforest Independent Research Project. My Research Project. Math Originally: Compare math use to math education Became: Attitudes towards math in society

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Costa Rica 2006

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  1. Costa Rica 2006 Math Research Project Sarah Caley

  2. Trip Goals • Speak Spanish • Meet New People • Ecotourism • Coffee • The Rainforest • Independent Research Project

  3. My Research Project • Math • Originally: Compare math use to math education • Became: Attitudes towards math in society • Research Method: • Surveys • Seattle • Mastatal

  4. Survey Questions • Student Interview: (under 20) • How much do you like math? (0-5) • How much math are you planning on studying? (0 (no math) to 5 (college)) • Are you planning on going to a university? (y/n) • How much do you think you will use math outside of school? (0 (never) to 5 (every day)) • How important is it for people to study math? (0-5) • On a scale of 0 to 5, 0 meaning women have a higher natural aptitude, 5 meaning that men have a higher natural aptitude, and 2.5 being that they’re equal, who has a higher natural ability for learning math? • Adult Interview: (20+) • How much math did you study in school? (0 (no math) to 5 (college)) • How much do you remember? (0-5) • How much do you like math? (0-5) • How much do you use math? (0 (never) to 5 (every day)) • How important is it for people to study math? (0-5) • On a scale of 0 to 5, 0 meaning women have a higher natural aptitude, 5 meaning that men have a higher natural aptitude, and 2.5 being that they’re equal, who has a higher natural ability for learning math?

  5. Mastatal

  6. Pike Place Market

  7. Example House

  8. Education Question

  9. Mastatal

  10. Math Use

  11. Seattle balance their checkbooks pay their taxes pay bills evaluate investments calculate gas expenditures make measurements for building as an exercise to ‘keep the brain busy.’ Mastatal add up salaries calculate savings and costs help their children with their math homework Math Uses

  12. Project Conclusion • Development – math use • Change v. Stability • Gender and Generational Differences

  13. Trip Conclusion • The Rainforest • Speak Spanish • Meet New People • Ecotourism • Coffee

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