Improving Student Engagement and Academic Achievement Through Real-Life Applications of Proportion
| dc.contributor.author | Alimzhanova Zh. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-03-12T10:09:14Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-03-12T10:09:14Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2025 | |
| dc.description.abstract | This study investigates the impact of incorporating real-life tasks in the teaching of proportions on student engagement and academic performance. It is grounded in constructivist and situated learning theories and employs a quasiexperimental design. The intervention was carried out in a public school in Kazakhstan, involving 24 sixth-grade students in a single experimental group without a control group. The results demonstrated that real-life contextual problems enhance students’ motivation, functional mathematical literacy, and critical thinking skills. The research also includes a comparative analysis of Kazakhstani and Singaporean mathematics textbooks. Findings reveal that Kazakhstani materials emphasize formal procedures over real-world problem-solving, whereas Singaporean textbooks integrate contextual tasks more extensively. This highlights a need for curriculum modernization to better reflect practical applications and build essential competencies in mathematics education. The experimental phase involved a proportion unit designed around real-life scenarios such as calculating discounts, adjusting recipes, working with scale models, and budgeting. Students worked individually and collaboratively, completed pre- and post-lesson questionnaires, and took a summative assessment. The comparison of results before and after the intervention showed a clear improvement in both academic outcomes and student engagement. | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Alimzhanova Zh / Improving Student Engagement and Academic Achievement Through Real-Life Applications of Proportion / SDU University / Department of Pedagogy of Natural Sciences | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://repository.sdu.edu.kz/handle/123456789/2521 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | SDU University | |
| dc.subject | engagement | |
| dc.subject | academic achievement | |
| dc.subject | real-life problems | |
| dc.subject | proportion | |
| dc.subject | mathematics education | |
| dc.title | Improving Student Engagement and Academic Achievement Through Real-Life Applications of Proportion | |
| dc.type | Article |