Addresses a focused theme on mathematics education. This title intends to illustrate the diversity within the theme and the research that translates into classroom pedagogies. It illuminates how application and modelling tasks may help develop the capacity of students to use mathematics in their present and future lives.

Mathematical Applications and Modelling in Singapore Schools; Communities of Mathematical Inquiry to Support Engagement in Rich Tasks; Using ICT in Applications of Primary School Mathematics; Applications of Mathematical Application Problems in Primary School Mathematics; Collaborative Problem Solving as Modelling in the Primary Years of Schooling; Word Problems and Modelling in Primary School Mathematics; Mathematical Modelling in a PBL Setting for Pupils: Features and Task Design; Initial Experiences of Primary School Teachers with Mathematical Modelling; Why Study Mathematics?; Applications of Mathematics in Our Daily Life; Using ICT in Applications of Secondary School Mathematics; Developing Pupils' Analysis and Interpretation of Graphs and Tables Using a Five Step Framework; Theoretical Approaches and Examples for Modelling in Mathematics Education; Mathematical Modelling in the Singapore Secondary School Mathematics Curriculum; Making Decisions with Mathematics: From Mathematical Problem Solving to Modelling; The Cable Drum - Description of a Challenging Mathematical Modelling Example and a Few Experiences; Implementing Applications and Modelling in Secondary School: Issues for Teaching and Learning; What's Next.