作为一个指标:加拿大的COVID-19转换 Kerfuffle
1Department of Curriculum Studies, College of Education, University of Saskatchewan, 28 Campus Drive, Saskatoon, SK S7N0X1 Canada.
概括
加拿大数学教育正受到衡量系统的不正确使用的破坏,特别明显的是COVID-19在企业和政府层面的社交距离标志上.
科学领域:
- 数学教育教育 数学教育
- 科学传播科学传播
背景情况:
- 随着COVID-19的流行,加拿大在运用公制时出现了广泛的不准确性.
- 社交距离标志经常误解了公尺单位 (例如2米) 和帝国单位 (例如6英尺).
研究的目的:
- 在COVID-19大流行期间,批判性地检查加拿大公共空间中普遍无视公制的情况.
- 要突出这种误解对数学教育和公众对科学单位的理解的影响.
主要方法:
- 对加拿大的社交距离标志和公共卫生通信的观察分析.
- 对单位转换的准确性和米数系统表示的定性评估.
主要成果:
- 在标牌上转换和使用米 (米) 和帝国 (英尺) 单位时观察到显著的不一致性.
- 无论是私营企业还是加拿大政府的各个层面,都表明在公制应用中缺乏精确性.
结论:
- 在危急的健康危机期间,公众信息中对公制的轻率处理是加拿大数学教育工作者担忧的原因.
- 需要更高的准确性和一致性在使用公制来支持科学素养.
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