Lehrstuhlinhaber
Mathematical modelling with experiments (MaMEx)
Contact person: Dr. Sebastian Geisler
Goals:
- Investigation of the influence of student experiments on mathematical modelling competencies and their attitude towards mathematic (MaMEx-S)
- Investigation of the attidude of math teachers towards the use of student experiments during the lessons (MaMEx-L)
Method:
- Development of tests for the survey of modelling competency
- Guided interviews with teachers
Something to read further:
- Geisler, S., Rolka, K., & Beumann, S. (2017). Mathematisches Modellieren mit Experimenten. MNU Journal 70(2), 99-101.
- Geisler, S., & Beumann, S. (2020). “Sometimes it goes wrong!” – Teachers’ beliefs concerning experiments in mathematics. In U. T. Jankvist, M. van den Heuvel-Panhuizen & M. Veldhuis (Hrsg.) Proceedings of the Eleventh Congress of the European Society for Research in Mathematics Education (S. 3905-3912). Utrecht: Freudenthal Group & Freudenthal Institute, Utrecht University and ERME.