Overview
- Covers the most recent work on the teaching and learning of mathematical modelling
- Showcases the development of the field
- Discusses mathematical modelling from early childhood to schools and higher education and workplace learning
Part of the book series: International Perspectives on the Teaching and Learning of Mathematical Modelling (IPTL)
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Table of contents (53 chapters)
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Front Matter
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New Approaches in Research, Teaching and Practice from Crossing Boundaries
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Researching Boundaries in Mathematical Modelling Education
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About this book
This volume documents on-going research and theorising in the sub-field of mathematics education devoted to the teaching and learning of mathematical modelling and applications. Mathematical modelling provides a way of conceiving and resolving problems in the life world of people whether these range from the everyday individual numeracy level to sophisticated new problems for society at large. Mathematical modelling and real world applications are considered as having potential for multi-disciplinary work that involves knowledge from a variety of communities of practice such as those in different workplaces (e.g., those of educators, designers, construction engineers, museum curators) and in different fields of academic endeavour (e.g., history, archaeology, mathematics, economics). From an educational perspective, researching the development of competency in real world modelling involves research situated in crossing the boundaries between being a student engaged in modelling or mathematical application to real word tasks in the classroom, being a teacher of mathematical modelling (in or outside the classroom or bridging both), and being a modeller of the world outside the classroom. This is the focus of many of the authors of the chapters in this book. All authors of this volume are members of the International Community of Teachers of Mathematical Modelling (ICTMA), the peak research body into researching the teaching and learning of mathematical modelling at all levels of education from the early years to tertiary education as well as in the workplace.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Mathematical Modelling and Applications
Book Subtitle: Crossing and Researching Boundaries in Mathematics Education
Editors: Gloria Ann Stillman, Werner Blum, Gabriele Kaiser
Series Title: International Perspectives on the Teaching and Learning of Mathematical Modelling
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-62968-1
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Education, Education (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-62967-4Published: 20 November 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-87441-8Published: 09 September 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-62968-1Published: 05 November 2017
Series ISSN: 2211-4920
Series E-ISSN: 2211-4939
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 647
Number of Illustrations: 139 b/w illustrations
Topics: Mathematics Education, Learning & Instruction, Teaching and Teacher Education, Educational Technology