Development of affective modelling competencies in primary school learners
| Autor: | Dirk Wessels, Piera Biccard |
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| Rok vydání: | 2011 |
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Research design
lcsh:Mathematics General Mathematics collaborative learning transforming learner beliefs Mathematical learning Collaborative learning Cognition real-life problems lcsh:QA1-939 Affect (psychology) Education Authentic learning authentic learning environment Pedagogy ComputingMilieux_COMPUTERSANDEDUCATION Mathematics education Psychology |
| Zdroj: | Pythagoras, Vol 32, Iss 1, Pp e1-e9 (2011) |
| ISSN: | 2223-7895 1012-2346 |
| Popis: | Learner affect and beliefs about mathematics are complex and multifaceted aspects of mathematical learning. Traditional teaching and learning approaches in mathematics education often result in problematic beliefs about mathematics. Since beliefs influence what learners learn and how they deal with learning mathematics, it is essential that the roles of beliefs and affect in mathematics classrooms are carefully examined. In solving modelling problems, learners and teachers take on new roles in the classroom: learners are placed in an active, self-directing situation in which they solve real-world problems. When learners engage in modelling tasks, they display and integrate cognitive, meta-cognitive and affective competencies. A modelling approach therefore allows one to detect learner beliefs in an authentic learning environment. Will this environment lead to students having more positive and productive dispositions towards mathematics? This article presents partial results of a study documenting the development of modelling competencies in learners working in groups over a period of 12 weeks. Through a design research approach, 12 learners working in groups solved three modelling problems, and transcriptions of learner interactions, questionnaires and informal interviews revealed that learner beliefs improved over this short period when exposed to modelling tasks. The results are encouraging, and may provide mathematics education with an avenue to develop more positive learner beliefs in mathematics. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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