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selecting an appropriate strategy from a list; **
devising and implementing strategies for finding mathematical solutions;
using mathematical tools, including technology, to help find exact or approximate solutions;
applying mathematical facts, rules, algorithms, and structures when finding solutions;
manipulating numbers, graphical and statistical data and information, algebraic expressions
and equations, and geometric representations;
making mathematical diagrams, graphs, simulations, and constructions and extracting
mathematical information from them;
using and switching between different representations in the process of finding solutions;
making generalisations and conjectures based on the results of applying mathematical
procedures to find solutions;
reflecting on mathematical arguments and explaining and justifying mathematical results;
and
evaluating the significance of observed (or proposed) patterns and regularities in data.
Interpreting, Applying and Evaluating Mathematical Outcomes
80. The word
interpret
(and
evaluate
) used in the mathematical literacy definition focuses on the
ability of individuals to reflect upon mathematical solutions, results or conclusions and interpret
them in the context of the real-life problem that initiated the process. This involves translating
mathematical solutions or reasoning back into the context of the problem and determining whether
the results are reasonable and make sense in the context of the problem.
Interpreting, applying
and evaluating mathematical outcomes
encompasses both the ‘interpret’ and ‘evaluate’ elements
of the mathematical modelling cycle. Individuals engaged in this process may be called upon to
construct and communicate explanations and arguments in the context of the problem, reflecting
on both the modelling process and its results. Specifically, this process of interpreting, applying
and evaluating mathematical outcomes includes activities such as:
interpreting information presented in graphical form and/or diagrams;
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evaluating a mathematical outcome in terms of the context; **
interpreting a mathematical result back into the real-world context;
evaluating the reasonableness of a mathematical solution in the context of a real-world
problem;
understanding how the real world impacts the outcomes and calculations of a mathematical
procedure or model in order to make contextual judgments about how the results should be
adjusted or applied;
explaining why a mathematical result or conclusion does, or does not, make sense given
the context of a problem;
understanding the extent and limits of mathematical concepts and mathematical solutions;
critiquing and identifying the limits of the model used to solve a problem; and
using mathematical thinking and computational thinking to make predictions, to provide
evidence for arguments, to test and compare proposed solutions.
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