Rita Borromeo Ferri – författare

This timely resource fills a gap in existing literature on mathematical modeling by presenting both theory- and evidence-based ideas for its teaching and learning. The book outlines four key professional competencies that must be developed in order to effectively and appropriately teach mathematical modeling, and in so doing it seeks to reduce the discrepancies between  educational policy and educational research versus everyday teaching practice.

Among the key competencies covered are:

Learning How to Teach Mathematical Modeling in School and Teacher Education is relevant to practicing and future mathematics teachers at all levels, as well as teacher educators, mathematics education researchers, and undergraduate and graduate mathematics students interested in research based methods for teaching mathematical modeling.

Im vorliegenden Band wird verdeutlicht, welche Kompetenzen Lehrkräfte haben sollten, um Schülerinnen und Schülern im Unterricht mathematisches Modellieren zu vermitteln. Im ersten Teil des Buches liegt der Fokus auf den zum Unterrichten von Modellierung in der Schule nötigen Lehrerkompetenzen. Dabei werden auch Möglichkeiten zur Förderung solcher Kompetenzen aufgezeigt. Im zweiten Teil des Buches stehen Konzepte für die Lehreraus- und -fortbildung im Vordergrund, die angehenden und praktizierenden Lehrkräften jene Kompetenzen vermitteln können. Lehrende in Schule und Hochschule wie auch Studierende des Lehramts finden in diesem Buch zahlreiche Anregungen aus Forschung und Praxis zu Lehrerkompetenzen in Bezug auf Modellieren und zu deren Erwerb.

This book contains suggestions for and reflections on the teaching, learning and assessing of mathematical modelling and applications in a rapidly changing world, including teaching and learning environments. It addresses all levels of education from universities and technical colleges to secondary and primary schools. Sponsored by the International Community of Teachers of Mathematical Modelling and Applications (ICTMA), it reflects recent ideas and methods contributed by specialists from 30 countries in Africa, the Americas, Asia, Australia and Europe. Inspired by contributions to the Fourteenth Conference on the Teaching of Mathematical Modelling and Applications (ICTMA14) in Hamburg, 2009, the book describes the latest trends in the teaching and learning of mathematical modelling at school and university including teacher education. The broad and versatile range of topics will stress the international state-of-the-art on the following issues:

Theoretical reflections on the teaching and learning of modelling

Modelling competencies

Cognitive perspectives on modelling

Modelling examples for all educational levels

Practice of modelling in school and at university level

Practices in Engineering and Applications