Mathematical Biology in High School Mathematics Education

Nabila  Beqqali; Khalid  Hattaf; Naceur  Achtaich

doi:10.36941/jesr-2023-0168

Authors

Nabila Beqqali Laboratory of Analysis, Modeling and Simulation (LAMS), Faculty of Sciences Ben M’Sick, Hassan II University of Casablanca, P.O Box 7955 Sidi Othman, Casablanca, Morocco; Equipe de Recherche en Modélisation et Enseignement des Mathématiques (ERMEM), Centre Régional des Métiers de l’Education et de la Formation (CRMEF), 20340 Derb Ghalef, Casablanca, Morocco
Khalid Hattaf Laboratory of Analysis, Modeling and Simulation (LAMS), Faculty of Sciences Ben M’Sick, Hassan II University of Casablanca, P.O Box 7955 Sidi Othman, Casablanca, Morocco; Equipe de Recherche en Modélisation et Enseignement des Mathématiques (ERMEM), Centre Régional des Métiers de l’Education et de la Formation (CRMEF), 20340 Derb Ghalef, Casablanca, Morocco
Naceur Achtaich Laboratory of Analysis, Modeling and Simulation (LAMS), Faculty of Sciences Ben M’Sick, Hassan II University of Casablanca, P.O Box 7955 Sidi Othman, Casablanca, Morocco

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.36941/jesr-2023-0168

Keywords:

Mathematics education, curriculum, textbook analysis, mathematical biology, mathematics modeling

Abstract

Mathematical biology has made great progress in recent years, particularly in epidemiology during or even before the COVID-19 pandemic. Mathematical modeling has played a key role in this progress. In this paper, we examine whether the teaching and learning of mathematics in Moroccan high school takes into consideration specialty disciplines such as biology. To do this, we are looking for the applications of biology in the Moroccan mathematical programs in the second year of the baccalaureate option life and earth sciences. First, we analyze the pedagogical guidelines concerning mathematical applications in specialty disciplines. In addition, we analyze the textbooks concerning the second year of baccalaureate option life and earth sciences. The results show that mathematical applications in experimental sciences, especially in biology, for the mathematics program of the second year of the baccalaureate are still very limited in the Moroccan curriculum, whether in learning activities or exercises.

Received: 21 September 2023 / Accepted: 20 October 2023 / Published: 5 November 2023