ERIC Number: EJ1175357
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018
Pages: 9
Abstractor: ERIC
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ISSN: ISSN-0045-0685
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Mathematical Modelling in the Junior Secondary Years: An Approach Incorporating Mathematical Technology
Lowe, James; Carter, Merilyn; Cooper, Tom
Australian Mathematics Teacher, v74 n1 p4-12 2018
Mathematical models are conceptual processes that use mathematics to describe, explain, and/or predict the behaviour of complex systems. This article is written for teachers of mathematics in the junior secondary years (including out-of-field teachers of mathematics) who may be unfamiliar with mathematical modelling, to explain the steps involved in developing a model and the differences between modelling and traditional problem solving. Two paper folding activities are used to demonstrate how mathematical modelling and technology can support mathematics learning.
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Mathematical Models, Algebra, Mathematics Teachers, Problem Solving, Teaching Methods, Mathematics Activities, Junior High School Students, Secondary School Teachers, Secondary School Mathematics, Technology Uses in Education, Foreign Countries, Mathematical Concepts
Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers (AAMT). GPO Box 1729, Adelaide 5001, South Australia. Tel: +61-8-8363-0288; Fax: +61-8-8362-9288; e-mail: office@aamt.edu.au; Web site: http://www.aamt.edu.au
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Junior High Schools; Secondary Education; Middle Schools
Audience: Teachers
Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Australia
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