Abstract

GUERRERO-ORTIZ, Carolina  and  MENA-LORCA, Jaime. Modeling in mathematics education: Mathematicians and Math Teachers, their strategies. Rev. electrón. investig. educ. cienc. [online]. 2015, vol.10, n.1, pp.1-13. ISSN 1850-6666.

We present the results of a comparative study between the trajectories and modeling strategies mobilized by mathematicians and math teachers to address a hypothetical situation that involves the construction of a mathematical model. The research was conducted within a qualitative approach with a group of math teachers and case study research mathematicians. The results show that the process of building a mathematical model differ primarily by the type of cognitive processes performed in both study groups and paths modeling are dependent of graphical representations that individuals use to address the problem.

Keywords : Modelling; Registers of representation; Mathematicians; Math teachers; Ways of modeling; Mathématiques; Modélisation; Registres de représentation; Professeurs; Trajectoires de modélisation.