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Autor/inn/en | Pérez, Arnulfo; Braaten, Bailey; MacConnell, Robert |
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Titel | Closing the Circuit on Function Concepts |
Quelle | In: Mathematics Teacher, 112 (2019) 5, S.366-373 (8 Seiten)
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Sprache | englisch |
Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz |
ISSN | 0025-5769 |
Schlagwörter | Mathematics Instruction; Learner Engagement; Mathematics Teachers; Inquiry; Mathematical Concepts; Mathematical Models; Electronics; Secondary School Mathematics; Secondary School Teachers; Secondary School Students |
Abstract | Students tend to see mathematical functions as static, mysterious objects that must be approached according to a set of rules and procedures laid out in mathematics textbooks (Clement 2001). Because learners so rarely experience functions as a meaning-making tool that matters to their understanding of the world, they miss critical opportunities to experience the significance of mathematics within and beyond school. By contrast, real-world inquiry in the mathematics classroom creates opportunities for learners to see mathematics as a dynamic system--and as a vital conduit to other STEM fields (NRC 2013). In this article, the authors describe a project-based unit that integrated functions and modeling into an exploration of circuitry. This unit of six 50-minute lessons was developed as part of a three-year study and was incorporated into the curriculum taught in eighteen secondary mathematics classrooms in a diverse suburban school district in the Midwest. The unit was implemented in courses from eighth-grade mathematics to precalculus, serving as a hands-on introduction to linear functions in some cases and an opportunity to revisit and deepen core function concepts in others. (ERIC). |
Anmerkungen | National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. 1906 Association Drive, Reston, VA 20191. Tel: 800-235-7566; Tel: 703-620-9840; Fax: 703-476-2570; e-mail: NCTM@nctm.org; Web site: http://www.nctm.org/publications/mathematics-teacher/ |
Erfasst von | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC |
Update | 2020/1/01 |