MATHEMATICS TEACHERS’ IDEAS ABOUT MATHEMATICAL MODELS: A DIVERSE LANDSCAPE

This paper describes the ideas that mathematics teachers (grades 5-9) have regarding mathematical models of real-world phenomena, and explores how teachers’ ideas differ depending on their educational background. Participants were 56 United States in-service mathematics teachers. We analyzed tea...

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Main Authors: Alfredo Bautista, Michelle H. Wilkerson-Jerde, Roger G. Tobin, Bárbara M. Brizuela
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Didáctica de la Matemática: Pensamiento Numérico 2014-09-01
Series:PNA
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Online Access:http://www.pna.es/Numeros2/pdf/Bautista2014PNA9(1)Mathematics.pdf