Formation of Financial Literacy of Students − Future Teachers of Mathematics Through the Solution of Cases

Abstract

Currently, financial literacy is recognized as a key competence. It not only allows each individual person to manage personal finances and be more protected from fraudulent actions, but also is a way to improve the financial well-being and stability of the entire state. The problems of forming financial literacy are acute at different levels of the education system. For university students − future teachers of mathematics − the issue of forming financial literacy and raising its level is not only personal in nature. It becomes the key to his future professional activity, since it is the teachers who lay the foundation for their students to form a financial culture. The purpose of this study is to identify the possibilities of using cases to form the financial literacy of future mathematics teachers in the process of studying mathematical disciplines. The methodological base is a practice-oriented approach. The paper presents one of the cases developed in the study, which can be used in higher education in the study of the discipline “Algebra”. This case uses the mathematical apparatus of the topic “Matrices and determinants” and is considered as the main tool for the formation of financial literacy of future mathematics teachers. Based on the context of the proposed case, financial literacy components were identified, acting as descriptors of basic and key competencies. The execution of the case implies the implementation of a certain plan, which can be considered as an algorithm implemented in accordance with didactic principles. The results of the work can be used in the educational process of higher educational institutions that implement programs in the pedagogical direction.