Modeling theory for math and science education

Modeling Students' Mathematical Modeling Competencies: ICTMA 13

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 13-41

  Hestenes, David ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Calculus; Cognitive science; Concept Conceptual; Conceptual; Currculum; Cycle; Design; Discourse; Force Concept Inventory (FCI); Games; Graduate students; Instruction; K ; Kant; Materials; Math science education, modeling theory for system; Mathematical modeling; Mathematics curriculum; Mental model; Middle school; Model; Phenomenological primitives; Physics; Scientific; Theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864988098     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4419-0561-1_3     Document Type: Chapter

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