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ERIC Number: EJ564483
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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ISSN: ISSN-0021-8251
Prospective Teachers' Use of Computing Tools To Develop and Validate Functions as Mathematical Models.
Zbiek, Rose Mary
Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, v29 n2 p184-201 Mar 1998
Explores the strategies used by prospective secondary mathematics teachers (N=13) to develop and validate functions as mathematical models of real-world situations. Uses a grounded hypothesis on strategy selection. Concludes that strategy choice was influenced by task characteristics and interactions with other student modelers. Contains 38 references. (Author/ASK)
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Higher Education, Knowledge Base for Teaching, Mathematical Concepts, Mathematical Models, Mathematics Education, Mathematics Teachers, Preservice Teacher Education, Secondary Education, Thinking Skills
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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