This book takes stock of the state of affairs of the teaching and learning of mathematical
modelling with regard to research, development and practice. It provides a conceptual …

Mathematical modeling means translating between the real world and mathematics in both
directions. This entails mathematising real world problems by choosing or constructing …

The topic of this paper is mathematical modelling or—as it is often, more broadly, called—
applications and modelling. This has been an important topic in mathematics education …

In this article, we describe the generation of a Design and Implementation Framework for
Mathematical Modelling Tasks (DIFMT) through a researcher-teacher collaboration. The …

Mathematical modelling is a world-renowned field of research in mathematics education.
The International Conference on the Teaching and Learning of Mathematical Modelling and …

LEMA was an international project which aimed at designing a professional development
course for modelling. Materials for professional development which were to be used in …

This open access book presents a structural model and an associated test instrument
designed to provide a detailed analysis of professional competences for teaching …

The article deals with the pedagogical content knowledge of mathematical modelling as part
of the professional competence of pre-service teachers. With the help of a test developed for …

Considering the general problem of integrating mathematical modelling into current
educational systems, this paper focuses on the ecological dimension of this problem—the …

Teaching mathematical modeling is a demanding task. Thus, fostering teachers'
competencies in this regard is an essential component of teacher education. Recent …