The main aim of the project is to create a coursebook in the form of a comic which will be used for learning and developing mathematical competences of adults of different age and education level. The idea of the project is to improve and develop a method of learning adjusted to individual needs of learners with poor mathematical skills taking into account their everyday life experiences. The graphic design of the project will make it easier to understand mathematical tasks and overcome the stereotype of a boring and difficult to understand coursebook. It will encourage and motivate people to develop their mathematical skills during non-formal education. As an effect, it will also improve their social competences e.g. managing the home budget. The second important aspect of the project is the creation of an innovative educational tool which will make it easier to fight against prejudice that mathematics is a difficult to understand subject. It will be possible thanks to everyday life examples and situations when they can use their mathematical skills. A proposed partnership guarantees effective realisation of the project and a high standard of results. Each organisation, because of its experience, will be important for the project. All of them work with different groups of adults – refugees, emigrants, ethical minorities, the unemployed, socially excluded, disabled, well-educated “mathematical illiterates”. Thanks to our cooperation, we will have a chance to help people with different education level and social status. Geographical diversity is also an advantage, it will help to disseminate the project easily. Participants of the project: - adults with poor mathematical skills, - educators of adults who teach mathematics, the management of home budget and finances in everyday life.
The main objective of the project was to develop a comic book as a new form of training material for learning and developing mathematical competence of adults, regardless of their age or level of education. The idea of the project was to improve and expand learning opportunities tailored to the individual needs of adults with low mathematical skills, taking into account the principles of teaching adults and referring to their everyday life experiences. We wanted to break the stereotype of a boring and incomprehensible textbook for learning mathematics, which was supposed to motivate adults to learn mathematics through informal education. The second important aspect of the project was to provide a new educational tool for educators, facilitating the overcoming of resistance and prejudice against mathematics as a difficult and incomprehensible subject, by referring to examples and experiences from everyday life in the use of mathematical competence. The project in connection with the lock downs also translated into the development of digital competence, especially the use of Internet communication technology, but also to acquire skills such as preparing storyboards to design the visual part of the training for adults. The participants of the project were: - adults with low mathematical competence, - Adult educators, conducting training in mathematics, household budget management, finance in everyday life.