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How to improve
underachievement in Maths
and Science among pupils
from disadvantaged
backgrounds
Laurence Trofimoff
Seminar Science 4 all, Sintra, Portugal
November 2016
The French mathematical school
paradox
A long history of French mathematicians
Fran巽ois Vi竪te (1540 - 1603)
Pierre de Fermat (1606 - 1665)
Blaise Pascal (1623 - 1662)
Rene Descartes (1596 - 1650)
The secret Bourbaki group (1935 - )
- Most successful country within EU (12 out of 13)
- #1 & #2 top universities that have graduated Fields medalists are French
France, a collection of Fields Medal
Cedric Villani (2010)
Science is written in mathematical language.
Computer science, physics, chemistry, biology,
economics, medicine, social sciences ... The
applications are increasing. Mathematics is
invited everywhere
Reality in schools
x 1.3
Students with
maths trouble
(over the last
6 years)
x 0.8
Good
students in
maths (over
the last 6
years)
1/5
students with
very low math
level in junior
high school
74%
scared about
grades
25th
France PISA
score (out of
65 countries)
How do we teach maths in France
A French student is supposed to learn how to (curriculum)
- Test & manipulate
- Translate in mathematical language
- Calculate
- Plot
- Think and demonstrate
- Communicate
Tools
My strategy
Board therapy
Send students to explain in front
of everyone
If you can explain, you understood!
Mutual help
Highly promoted
ICT
Natural linkage
Used for years (calculators) Source: www.lancsngfl.ac.uk
Labomep
Interacting tool to learn tables
Interacting tool for basic exercises
Tracking students grades
Geogebra
Why students love it
- Dynamic
- Interactive
- Fun
First challenge : draw a Basque cross
Second challenge : Color the cross
Scratch
- MIT software
- Learn to code, Code to learn
- Essential skills for 21st century
- Intuitive approach for students (color
coded, drag and drop, code blocks )
- Multilingual
- Products
- Stories
- Games
Scratch : a creative learning community
Mind map
Different approach
Created with students
Photographic memory
Source: www.lancsngfl.ac.uk
Math contests
& challenge
Nationwide competitions
- Eur辿kades
- Kangourou
- Dr担les de maths
- Castor informatique
- Olympiades
Eurekades (Mixed level teams)
Dr担les 2 maths (Entertainment & Charity)
Castor informatique
Kangourou
Link Maths to
daily life Open questions
Bring taste for research
Why do bees build hexagonal cells?
How many colors are needed to color a geographical
map on a sphere, so that two adjacent countries are
always in different colors?
Conjecture of Syracuse :
- take any whole number superior to 2.
- If even, divide by 2 ,if odd number, multiply it by 3 and add 1.
- And repeat it again and again
?
Questions
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