Mathematical Modelling from a Cognitive Perspective

This edited volume provides readers with a snapshot of some of the current thinking on mathematical modelling education. It focuses on the relationship between cognitive and metacognitive activities and student approaches to attempting to solve real-world modelling problems.

Autorentext

Stanislaw Schukajlow, Gabriele Kaiser, and Gloria Ann Stillman are active members of the international research community which focuses on researching mathematical modelling education viewing modelling as real-world problem solving. They have extensively edited and contributed to international journals and books on the topic. The latter two editors are past presidents of the International Community of Teachers of Mathematical Modelling and Applications (ICTMA).

Inhalt

Introduction - Modelling from a Cognitive Perspective: Theoretical Considerations and Empirical Contributions 1. Modelling the Phenomenon versus Modelling the Data Set 2. Does Strategic Knowledge Matter? Effects of Strategic Knowledge about Drawing on Students' Modelling Competencies in the Domain of Geometry 3. Metacognition in Mathematical Modelling: the Connection between Metacognitive Individual Strategies, Metacognitive Group Strategies and Modelling Competencies 4. Mathematical Thinking about Systems - Students Modelling a Biometrics Identity Verification System