Mathematical Modelling and Applications: Crossing and Researching Boundaries in Mathematics Education by Gloria Ann StillmanMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
Part of the International Perspectives on the Teaching and Learning of Mathematical Modelling book series, this compendium of recent research in mathematics education is specific to the teaching and learning of mathematical modelling. Members of the International Community of Teachers of Mathematical Modelling contributed the content. While the articles in this volume cover all levels of education from the early years to tertiary education, the greatest focus is on the secondary level. Most articles here assessing such teaching offer largely disappointment observations on the capability of secondary education teachers to present modeling. For example, in “Mathematical Modelling as a Professional Activity: Lessons for the Classroom”:
While mathematical modelling has been described as “the most important educational interface between mathematics and industry” (Li 2013, p. 51), there are indications, however, that it is not emphasised in current teaching practices at upper secondary school (e.g. the preface in Stillman et al. 2015) nor is the coordination between school and working life strong enough…
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