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Dalla Vecchia, Rodrigo – Themes in Science and Technology Education, 2015
This study discusses aspects of the association between Mathematical Modeling (MM) and Big Data in the scope of mathematical education. We present an example of an activity to discuss two ontological factors that involve MM. The first is linked to the modeling stages. The second involves the idea of pedagogical objectives. The main findings…
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Mathematical Models, Data Analysis, Mathematics Activities
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Tomaz, Vanessa Sena; David, Maria Manuela – Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, 2015
Our aim is to discuss how school mathematical activity is modified when students' everyday situations are brought into the classroom. One illustrative sequence--7th grade classes solving problems that required proportional reasoning--is characterized as a system of interconnected activities within the theoretical perspective of activity theory. We…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Activities, Logical Thinking, Problem Solving