Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ633540
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2001
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An Investigation of Student Working Styles in a Mathematical Modelling Activity.
Maull, Wendy; Berry, John
Teaching Mathematics and Its Applications, v20 n2 p78-88 Jun 2001
Observes four groups of mathematics undergraduates carrying out a mathematical modeling exercise of a familiar physical process (the cooling of a cup of hot water). Indicates that students neither took the time to reflect upon the physical process nor to reflect on the appropriateness of the model they produced. Recommends that classroom instruction promote this reflection. (Author/ASK)
Descriptors: Heat, Higher Education, Mathematical Models, Mathematics Education, Metacognition, Teaching Methods, Temperature
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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