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In this contribution we want to discuss some classroom activities, whose overall aim is to change pupils’ conceptions and beliefs of the role of real-world knowledge in mathematical classrooms activities, and to develop in them a positive disposition toward more realistic mathematical modelling. These activities make extensive use of cultural artefacts that could prove to be useful instruments in creating a new tension between school mathematics and the real world with its incorporated mathematics.
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Bonotto, C. (2007). How to Replace Word Problems with Activities of Realistic Mathematical Modelling. In: Blum, W., Galbraith, P.L., Henn, HW., Niss, M. (eds) Modelling and Applications in Mathematics Education. New ICMI Study Series, vol 10. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-29822-1_18
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