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How High Is the Tramping Track? Mathematising and Applying in a Calculus Model-Eliciting Activity
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Yoon, Caroline; Dreyfus, Tommy; Thomas, Michael O. J. – Mathematics Education Research Journal, 2010
Two complementary processes involved in mathematical modelling are mathematising a realistic situation and applying a mathematical technique to a given realistic situation. We present and analyse work from two undergraduate students and two secondary school teachers who engaged in both processes during a mathematical modelling task that required…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Mathematical Models, Secondary School Teachers, Calculus