Modelling and Applications in Mathematics Education
The 14th ICMI Study
Ed. by Werner Blum, Peter Galbraith and Mogens Niss
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The book aims at showing the state-of-the-art in the field of modelling and applications in mathematics education. In particular, the book deals with the following questions:- Epistemology: What does mathematical modelling mean, what are its process components?- Authenticity and Goals: What are the aims of dealing with modelling and applications in mathematics teaching?- Modelling Competencies: How can a student's modelling competency be characterised?- Mathematical Competencies: What are the most important mathematical competencies that students at schools and universities should acquire, and how can modelling and applications activities contribute towards building up these competencies?- Modelling Pedagogy: What are appropriate pedagogical principles and strategies for the development of modelling courses and their teaching?- Implementation and Practice: What is the actual role of applications and modelling in everyday mathematics teaching?- Assessment and Evaluation: What assessment modes are available that capture the essential components of modelling competency?
Among the themes that have been central to mathematics education dur ing the last 30 years are those of mathematical modelling and applications of mathematics to extra-mathematical fields. More generally we refer to these as relations between mathematics and the extra-mathematical world (some times also called the "real world") or preferably, according to Henry PoUak, the "rest of the world". That applications and modelling have been important themes in mathematics education can be inferred from the wealth of litera ture on these topics, including material generated from a multitude of na tional and international conferences. In particular let us mention firstly the ICMEs (the International Congresses on Mathematical Education), with their regular working or topic groups and lectures on applications and modelling; and secondly the series of ICTMAs (the International Conferences on the Teaching of Mathematical Modelling and Applications) which have been held biennially since 1983.Their Proceedings and Survey Lectures, have addressed the state-of-the-art at the relevant time, and contain many exam ples, studies, conceptual contributions and resources involving relations between the real world and mathematics, for all levels of the educational system. In curricula and textbooks we find today many more references to real world phenomena and problems than, say, twenty years ago.
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