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Characteristic Elements Influencing the Practices of Mathematics Teachers Developing the Modelling Process in Ninth Grade

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Mathematical Modelling Education in East and West

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The goal of this study is to identify the implicit and explicit features in the practices of teachers of mathematical modelling. Specifically, we investigate the characteristic aspects affecting the practices of teachers in public schools in Bogotá, Colombia, developing modelling in the ninth grade. To do this, a questionnaire was designed, considering two categories, which emerged from a theoretical analysis using an onto-semiotic approach: epistemic and didactic. The study was carried out with thirty mathematics teachers who had extensive experience in teaching mathematical modelling in ninth grade. The data were collected using the Google Docs platform and analysed in relation to the theoretical framework.

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  1. Baja California, México University, Tepic, Mexico

    Blanca Cecilia Fulano Vargas

  2. Distrital Francisco José de Caldas University, Bogotá, Colombia

    Nelson Enrique Barrios Jara

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  1. School of Mathematics and Statistics, Southwest University, Chongqing, China

    Frederick Koon Shing Leung

  2. Faculty of Education, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China

    Frederick Koon Shing Leung

  3. School of Education, Catherine of Siena Centre, Australian Catholic University (Ballarat Campus), Ballarat, VIC, Australia

    Gloria Ann Stillman

  4. Faculty of Education, Didactics of Mathematics, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany

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  5. Faculty of Education, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China

    Ka Lok Wong

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Fulano Vargas, B.C., Barrios Jara, N.E. (2021). Characteristic Elements Influencing the Practices of Mathematics Teachers Developing the Modelling Process in Ninth Grade. In: Leung, F.K.S., Stillman, G.A., Kaiser, G., Wong, K.L. (eds) Mathematical Modelling Education in East and West. International Perspectives on the Teaching and Learning of Mathematical Modelling. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-66996-6_23

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