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ERIC Number: EJ1321290
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021
Pages: 19
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ISSN: EISSN-2227-7102
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MAD+. Introducing Misconceptions in the Temporal Analysis of the Mathematical Modelling Process of a Fermi Problem
Pla-Castells, Marta; Melchor, Carmen; Chaparro, Gisela
Education Sciences, v11 Article 747 2021
This work describes how the combination of the mistakes committed by a group of pre-service teachers when solving a Fermi problem, with the representation of the temporal analysis of their resolutions, can offer more in-depth information about their conceptual misconceptions regarding mathematical and modelling concepts. The combined representation allows knowing when mistakes occur and provides a powerful tool for instructors to adapt the teaching-learning processes of mathematics at all levels of education. Our study is based on a recent categorisation of students' mistakes, together with the creation of a new representation tool, called MAD+, that can combine all this information. The macroscopic view provided by the MAD+ diagrams gives insight into the context in which the mistakes take place and makes the analysis of the resolution of a Fermi problem more efficient.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Identifiers - Location: Spain
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