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Providing a method for problem solving can support students working on modelling tasks. A few candidate methods are presented here. In a qualitative study, one of these problem solving methods was introduced to students in grades 4 and 6 (Germany), to be used in their work on modelling tasks. The students were observed as they worked and were subsequently interviewed. The results reveal differences between grades, and widely varying problem solving processes. The differences in written final solutions are considerably less pronounced.
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The DISUM Project (Didactical intervention modes for mathematics teaching oriented towards self-regulation and directed by tasks) led by W. Blum, R. Messner and R. Pekrun.
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KOMMA (KOMpendium MAthematik) is a project aiming at the implementation and evaluation of a learning environment for mathematical modelling.
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Greefrath, G. (2015). Problem Solving Methods for Mathematical Modelling. In: Stillman, G., Blum, W., Salett Biembengut, M. (eds) Mathematical Modelling in Education Research and Practice. International Perspectives on the Teaching and Learning of Mathematical Modelling. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-18272-8_13
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