Problem Based Learning: cultural diverse students' engagement, learning and contextualized problem solving in a mathematics classroom

• Main Authors: P.n Chakrabarty, Sheila Chakrabarty, Mohamed, Noor Shafini
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: Koperasi Kolej Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Selangor Berhad (KOKISDAR) 2013
• Subjects: L Education (General); QA Mathematics
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/34401/1/sheila.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/34401/; http://worldconferences.net/proceedings/wcik2013/toc/papers_wcik2013/WCIK%20030%20sheila%20chakrabarty_read_shahrul.pdf

In today’s fast changing world students has to be equipped with knowledge and also skills. The current teacher-student centered settings are unable to produce students who will be adaptive in the workplace. Obtaining a good grade in Mathematics for foundation students who will be undertaking Enginee...