Enhancing Mathematical Literacy for 9th Grade Students in Science Math Technology and Environment (SMTE) Classroom through Learning Implementation Based on Mathematical Modeling in the Topic of Trigonometric Ratio

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Waraphon Saengphueng
Wanintorn Poonpaiboonpipat

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Mathematical literacy is crucial for both learning mathematics and applying mathematical knowledge to solve real-life problems. The PISA result on mathematical literacy found that Thai students have lower scores than the OECD average. Therefore, the aim of this research was to enhance students' mathematical literacy through learning implementation based on mathematical modeling. The participants were 9th grade 30 students in the Science, Math, Technology, and Environment (SMTE) program of a high school in Phitsanulok by Purposive Sampling. Classroom action research was conducted in this study. The research instruments were four lesson plans based on mathematical modeling on the topic of trigonometric ratio (an average score of appropriateness was 4.67), activity sheets, and a mathematical literacy test (each item's IOC value was over 0.6). Data were analyzed by content analysis and analytic rubrics, and each process of mathematical literacy was divided into 4 levels: 3 (very good), 2 (good), 1 (fair), and 0 (poor). The results revealed after learning through activities based on mathematical modeling that students’ mathematical literacy in all three processes, which are formulating problems mathematically, employing mathematical concepts, and interpreting and evaluating outcomes, is mostly in levels 2 (good) to 3 (very good). The students can 1) analyze and identify problem issues from situations and formulate problems into a mathematical model in terms of drawing diagrams or tables to represent relationships and using equations to find unknown values; 2) employ methods and conduct mathematical operations correctly; 3) interpret the meaning of results, analyze logical consistency, and identify limitations of problem-solving methods for appropriate application in similar situations.

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Saengphueng, W. ., & Poonpaiboonpipat , W. . (2024). Enhancing Mathematical Literacy for 9th Grade Students in Science Math Technology and Environment (SMTE) Classroom through Learning Implementation Based on Mathematical Modeling in the Topic of Trigonometric Ratio . Journal of Inclusive and Innovative Education, 8(2), 125–139. retrieved from https://so01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/cmujedu/article/view/273971
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