RUME Poster: "Am I Missing Something?"

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Learn more about the design of this research project where we introduced mathematical modeling to pre-service teachers.


See the original Modeling Population Growth: Having Kittens task that we adapted from the Mathematics Assessment Project.

Read the Paper:

RUME - Am I Missing Something.pdf

References

Albarracín, L., Ärlebäck, J., Civil, E., & Gorgorio, N. (2019). Extending modelling activity diagrams as a tool to characterise mathematical modelling processes. The Mathematics Enthusiast, 16(1-3), 211-230. https://doi.org/10.54870/1551-3440.1455 

Ärlebäck, J. B. (2009). On the use of realistic Fermi problems for introducing mathematical modelling in school. The Mathematics Enthusiast, 6(3), 331-364. https://doi.org/10.54870/1551-3440.1157 

Bliss, K. M., Fowler, K. R., & Galluzo, B. J. (2014). Math modeling: Getting started & getting solutions. Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM).

Blum, W., & Ferri, R. B. (2009). Mathematical modelling: Can it be taught and learnt? Journal of Mathematical Modelling and Application, 1(1), 45-58.

Cirillo, M., Bartell, T. G., & Wager, A. A. (2016). Teaching mathematics for social justice through mathematical modeling. In C. R. Hirsch & A. R. McDuffie (Eds.), Mathematical modeling and modeling mathematics (pp. 87-96). National Council of Teachers of Mathematics.

Maaß, K. (2006). What are modeling competencies?. ZDM, 38, 113-142.

Stender, P., & Kaiser, G. (2016). Fostering modeling competencies for complex situations. In C. R. Hirsch & A. R. McDuffie (Eds.), Mathematical modeling and modeling mathematics (pp. 107-115). National Council of Teachers of Mathematics.