The Effect of Math Modeling on Student’s Emerging Understanding

This study investigated the effects of applying mathematical modeling on revising students’ preconception of the process of optimizing area enclosed by a string of a fixed length. A group of 28 high school pre-calculus students were immersed in modeling activity that included direct measurements,...

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Main Author: Andrzej Sokolowski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The International Academic Forum 2015-09-01
Series:IAFOR Journal of Education
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Online Access:http://iafor.org/archives/journals/education/journal-of-education-august-v3-i2-contents/Sokolowski.pdf