Pre-service mathematics teachers’ engagement with the evaluation and construction of alternative mathematical models for the same phenomena
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Date
2020
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University of Western Cape
Abstract
The overarching purpose of this research study was to ascertain the deliberations preservice mathematics teachers engage with when they construct alternative mathematical models for social phenomena. The study is situated within the mathematical competencies and, in particular, on the evaluation competency with the possibility of developing alternative models flowing from the evaluation.
Twenty fourth-year pre-service mathematics teachers participated in the completion of three different mathematical modelling tasks on which the analysis was based. The data collected was analysed qualitatively. The researcher exploited a thematic analysis design to investigate how pre-service mathematics teachers build alternative models.
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Doctor Educationis
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Mathematical modelling, Thematic analysis, Critical mathematics education, Competencies, Real-world