Extending Modelling Activity Diagrams as a tool to characterise mathematical modelling processes
Albarracín Gordo, Lluís (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona)
Ärlebäck, Jonas Bergman (Linköping Universit)
Civil, Elisabeth (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona)
Gorgorió Solà, Núria (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona)

Date:	2019
Abstract:	In this paper, we present a qualitative study in which we analyse the videorecordings of four groups of students solving Fermi Problems. Previous studies show that Secondary School students solve this type of problems using complex problem solving processes and developing mathematical models. In order to analyse the students' problem solving processes, so-called Modelling Activity Diagrams were used. The results of the present study demonstrate that solving Fermi problems is a complex matter, and that some of the theoretical tools used in the field of Mathematical Education fail to adequately reflect this level of complexity. In addition, Modelling Activity Diagrams are presented as a more detailed analysis tool to characterise student choices and actions, as well as to make the structure of the Fermi problem addressed more visible.
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Language:	Anglès
Document:	Article ; recerca ; Versió publicada
Published in:	Mathematics Enthusiast, Vol. 16 Núm. 1-2-3 (2019) , p. 211-230, ISSN 1551-3440

DOI: 10.54870/1551-3440.1455

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