Volume
16
Issue
1-3
Abstract
In this paper, we present a qualitative study in which we analyse the videorecordings of four groups of students solving Fermi Problems. Previous studies show that Secondary School students solve this type of problems using complex problem solving processes and developing mathematical models. In order to analyse the students’ problem solving processes, so-called Modelling Activity Diagrams were used. The results of the present study demonstrate that solving Fermi problems is a complex matter, and that some of the theoretical tools used in the field of Mathematical Education fail to adequately reflect this level of complexity. In addition, Modelling Activity Diagrams are presented as a more detailed analysis tool to characterise student choices and actions, as well as to make the structure of the Fermi problem addressed more visible.
First Page
211
Last Page
230
Recommended Citation
Albarracin, Lluis; Arleback, Jonas; Civil, Elisabeth; and Gorgorio, Nuria
(2019)
"Extending Modelling Activity Diagrams as a tool to characterise mathematical modelling processes,"
The Mathematics Enthusiast: Vol. 16
:
No.
1
, Article 10.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54870/1551-3440.1455
Available at:
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/tme/vol16/iss1/10
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
10.54870/1551-3440.1455
