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Why do few children at rural secondary madrasas in Bangladesh choose to study an optional course in Higher Mathematics?

Alam, KMN; Morgan, C; (2017) Why do few children at rural secondary madrasas in Bangladesh choose to study an optional course in Higher Mathematics? In: BSRLM Proceedings: Vol 37 No 1 at Birkbeck College, University of London, London. BSRLM Green open access

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Abstract

In Bangladesh, children of the science stream education at secondary level may choose to study ‘Higher Mathematics’ as an optional course. This paper reports a preliminary analysis of six focus group discussions (FGDs) with some children of grades 9 and 10 across three rural secondary madrasas (Islamic schools) in Bangladesh. The analysis suggests that shortage of good higher math teachers and a private tuition centered math education have negative effects on children’s participation in an optional course in Higher Mathematics.

Type: Proceedings paper
Title: Why do few children at rural secondary madrasas in Bangladesh choose to study an optional course in Higher Mathematics?
Event: Day conference of the British Society for Research into the Learning of Mathematics, 4th March 2017, London, UK
Location: Birkbeck College, London
Dates: 04 March 2017 - 04 March 2017
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
Publisher version: http://www.bsrlm.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/06...
Language: English
Additional information: This is the published version of record. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions.
Keywords: Bangladesh; higher mathematics; influence; madrasas; private tuition
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education > IOE - Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10067173
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