The Curriculum Topic Study Supplement: Teaching Realistic Mathematics Modeling: A Teaching Experiment with Fifth Graders

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Teaching Realistic Mathematics Modeling: A Teaching Experiment with Fifth Graders

Supplement ID

177

Bibliographic Citation

Verschaffel, L and De Corte, E (1997). Teaching Realistic Mathematics Modeling: A Teaching Experiment with Fifth Graders. Journal Research of Mathematics Education. Vol 28(Issue 5): 577-601

Description

This article can be used to supplement CTS Sections III and IV. The article describes the design and the results of an exploratory teaching experiment carried out to test the hypothesis that it is feasible to develop in pupils a disposition toward (more) realistic mathematical modeling. This goal is achieved by immersing them in a classroom culture in which word problems are conceived as exercises in mathematical modeling, with a focus on the assumptions and the appropriateness of the model underlying any proposed solution.

CTS Topic(s)

Algebraic Modeling
Modeling

Category(s)

Algebra
Problem Solving and Processes

Type of Resource

Journal Article

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