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Pre-service Secondary School Teachers’ Knowledge in Mathematical Modelling – A Case Study

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This paper reports an exploratory study which examined how a group of pre-service secondary school mathematics teachers’ knowledge in mathematical modelling was shaped by their independent modelling experiences. It also determined the pre-service teachers’ views on teaching mathematical modelling. The findings show that independent modelling experiences with reflection activities had enabled the pre-service teachers to acquire knowledge on the important elements of modelling activities in the various stages of the modelling process. The pre-service teachers’ views on teaching mathematical modelling were mainly limited to the scientific-humanistic perspective. Implications for these findings on mathematical modelling instructional practice were discussed.

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  1. Mathematics and Mathematics Education, National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore

    Liang Soon Tan & Keng Cheng Ang

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  1. Education VIC | Faculty of Education, Australian Catholic University, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia

    Gloria Ann Stillman

  2. Faculty of Education, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany

    Gabriele Kaiser

  3. Department of Mathematics, University of Kassel, Kassel, Germany

    Werner Blum

  4. Education VIC | Faculty of Education, Australian Catholic University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

    Jill P. Brown

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Tan, L.S., Ang, K.C. (2013). Pre-service Secondary School Teachers’ Knowledge in Mathematical Modelling – A Case Study. In: Stillman, G., Kaiser, G., Blum, W., Brown, J. (eds) Teaching Mathematical Modelling: Connecting to Research and Practice. International Perspectives on the Teaching and Learning of Mathematical Modelling. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-6540-5_31

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