ERIC Number: EJ1441853
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 16
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1051-1970
EISSN: EISSN-1935-4053
Supporting Calculus I Students' Engagement in Community-Based Mathematical Modeling
Sayonita Ghosh Hajra; Zareen Gul Aga
PRIMUS, v34 n9 p953-968 2024
The manuscript describes a community-based mathematical modeling task that was implemented in a Calculus I classroom to engage students in mathematical modeling. Twenty-five undergraduate students engaged in this activity. These students selected a context that they found interesting, posed questions, developed constraints, came up with solution strategies, checked their strategies for effectiveness, and revised their work. In going through the various parts of the modeling activity, the students experienced the various characteristics of community-based mathematical modeling. The task, its implementation, and opportunities for students' learning are shared.
Descriptors: Mathematical Models, Calculus, Undergraduate Students, Mathematics Instruction, College Mathematics, Mathematical Concepts, Concept Formation, Relevance (Education), Summer Programs, Photography, Teacher Attitudes, College Faculty, Place Based Education, Student Attitudes
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF); Department of Education (ED)
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Grant or Contract Numbers: 2012891; P031C210012