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Mathematical Modelling in High School Mathematics: Teachers’ Thinking and Practice

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Modelling in the mathematics classroom is discussed based on the thinking and practice of a sample of exemplary high school mathematics teachers. These teachers held conceptions of mathematics, word problems and problem solving that placed importance on real world connections and influenced the creation of a classroom culture to support modelling. Their teaching strategies that allowed students to develop flexibility to engage in modelling are highlighted.

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  1. University of Calgary, Canada

    Olive Chapman

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  1. Olive Chapman
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  1. University of Kassel, Germany

    Werner Blum

  2. The University of Queensland, Australia

    Peter L. Galbraith

  3. University of Dortmund, Germany

    Hans-Wolfgang Henn

  4. Roskilde University, Denmark

    Mogens Niss

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Chapman, O. (2007). Mathematical Modelling in High School Mathematics: Teachers’ Thinking and Practice. 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_34

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