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Download full textEnglish, Lyn D.; Watters, James J. – International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 2005
This paper reports on the mathematical modelling of four classes of 4th-grade children as they worked on a modelling problem involving the selection of an Australian swimming team for the 2004 Olympics. The problem was implemented during the second year of the children's participation in a 3-year longitudinal program of modelling experiences…
Descriptors: Mathematical Models, Grade 4, Longitudinal Studies, Qualitative Research
