The Project
The MiA project
Teachers in adult education often experience that their mathematics courses don't have the effects they would like it to have. Adults often don't see the link between learning mathematics in school and doing mathematics in real-life situations. It is difficult for them to make a transfer from one situation to the other.
In this perspective the seven countries represented in the MiA consortium have started a joint project on effective learning and teaching mathematics in adult education, in order to improve mathematical competencies which lead to functional numeracy.
The project aims at investigating alternative ways in which adults can learn basic mathematics, especially in out-of-school situations, supported and coached by teachers in/from adult learning centers.
The final result of the project will be a handbook for teachers consisting of two main parts: a) theoretical thoughts about learning mathematics in real life situations, based on our investigations in the seven countries, and b) examples of alternative ways of learning and teaching, which will be based on and/or validated in practical experiences.
The project is a follow-up of the ALMAB Project (Adults Learning Mathematics Across Borders) that finished in October 2003.
The project is registered as: 116676-CP-2004-1-DK-Grundtvig-G1
For more information please contact the project manager Lena Lindenskov [lenali@dpu.dk]You can also download an excerpt from the MiA application here
(pdf).
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