FUNCTIONAL LITERACY AS A DIRECTION FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF MATHEMATICS EDUCATION AT SCHOOL

Abstract

The article reveals a problem of forming mathematical literacy as a component of functional literacy in the context of updating school mathematics education. It determines the relevance of including functional literacy in the general education system, various approaches to its understanding, and determines the content and structure of mathematical literacy. The characteristic of practice-oriented tasks aimed at the formation and assessment of mathematical literacy is given. The article analyzes problems and suggests ways to include mathematical literacy as a direction of development of mathematical education. The possibilities of extracurricular activities for the formation of mathematical literacy using the project method are considered and an example of a task is given. Conclusions are drawn about the results of introducing mathematical literacy in the process of teaching mathematics.