MATHEMATICS IN CONTEXT

MATHEMATICS IN CONTEXT 2001, Education Development Center, in Contextis a comprehensive middle school MATHEMATICS curricu-lum for grades 5 through 8. It was developed by the Wisconsin Center forEducation Research, School of Education, University of Wisconsin Madison andthe Freudenthal Institute at the University of Utrecht, The Netherlands. Connections are a key feature of the program connections among topics, con-nections to other disciplines, and connections between MATHEMATICS and mean-ingful problems in the real world. MATHEMATICS in Contextemphasizes the dynam-ic, active nature of MATHEMATICS and the way MATHEMATICS enables students tomake sense of their world. In traditional MATHEMATICS curricula, the sequence of teaching often proceedsfrom a generalization, to specific examples, and to applications in in Contextreverses this sequence; MATHEMATICS originates from realproblems. The program introduces concepts within realistic contexts that supportmathematical in Contextconsists of mathematical tasks and questions designed tostimulate mathematical thinking and to promote discussion among are expected to explore mathematical relationships; develop and explaintheir own reasoning and strategies for solving problems; use problem-solving toolsappropriately; and listen to, understand, and value each other s strategies.

of initial mathematical concepts1; methods of evaluat-ing both students and programs2; and an integration of research on teaching, curricu-lum, and student thinking3. Thomas A. Romberg Developing Mathematics in Context(MiC) There were several influences on why and how we developed Mathematics in Context.

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