ERIC Number: EJ1445688
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024-Nov
Pages: 14
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1863-9690
EISSN: EISSN-1863-9704
Teacher Education for Mathematical Modelling: Exploring the Experiences of Secondary School Teachers in Two Courses
Berta Barquero; Irene Ferrando
ZDM: Mathematics Education, v56 n6 p1109-1122 2024
This paper focuses on in-service teacher education as a crucial agent in driving educational paradigm shifts for the teaching and learning of mathematical modelling. Our paper presents empirical research based on two case studies, examining training courses for in-service secondary school mathematics teachers. The first course integrates different modelling approaches, while the second one is based on the anthropological theory of the didactic and uses the proposal of the study and research paths for teacher education. Both experiences conclude with teachers working on the design of modelling tasks to be implemented in secondary schools. Both courses are analysed through the lenses of how teachers progress on the collective identification of conditions and constraints for modelling, when teachers deal with the design of modelling tasks and analyse their implementations. First, the results show the kind of modelling tasks teachers design and the level of disciplinary specificity at which they plan modelling to be implemented. Second, we analyse how teachers address the "ecological analysis", that is, the identification of conditions and constraints that facilitate or hinder the integration of modelling in secondary school classrooms after their experiences.
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Mathematical Models, Inservice Teacher Education, Secondary School Teachers, Secondary School Mathematics, Mathematics Teachers, Program Effectiveness, Affordances, Barriers
Springer. Available from: Springer Nature. One New York Plaza, Suite 4600, New York, NY 10004. Tel: 800-777-4643; Tel: 212-460-1500; Fax: 212-460-1700; e-mail: customerservice@springernature.com; Web site: https://bibliotheek.ehb.be:2123/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Secondary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A