Mathematics Literacy in the 21st Century : With its Relation to Science Literacy

• NAMIKAWA Yukihiko

  Sugiyama Jogakuen University, School of Education

Bibliographic Information

Other Title

• 21世紀の数学リテラシー : 科学リテラシーとの関係を視野に
• 21セイキ ノ スウガク リテラシー カガク リテラシー ト ノ カンケイ オ シヤ ニ

Abstract

Mathematics is not only one of the oldest and most profound majors of natural science but also serves as a solid linguistic and methodological foundation of natural science. We use numbers and figures in daily life, but the world of mathematics is much wider and richer. To use mathematics in natural or social science is nothing but to see the (natural and human) world through the eyes of mathematics and to understand the world through the language of mathematics. In the 21st century of high science technology and global economy, mathematical knowledge will be increasingly important not only for scientists or economists, but also for all citizens. In this article we explain our understanding of mathematics concerning (1) the nature of mathematics, (2) important concepts of mathematics including statistics, (3) features of mathematics as a language, and (4) its relation with other sciences. This paper is an expository summary of the report by the "Mathematical Science" Committee of the "Science Literacy for All Japanese" Project.

Journal

• Journal of Science Education in Japan

  Journal of Science Education in Japan 33 (1), 12-21, 2009

  Japan Society for Science Education

Keywords

• Mathematics literacy
• number
• quantity
• language
• logic

Details

• CRID: 1390001205751115136
• NII Article ID: 110007226293
• NII Book ID: AN00036978
• DOI: 10.14935/jssej.33.12
• ISSN: 21885338
• ISSN: 03864553
• NDL BIB ID: 10332148
• Web Site: https://ndlsearch.ndl.go.jp/books/R000000004-I10332148
• Text Lang: ja
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