Assessing the “Phases” of Mathematical Modelling

New ICMI Study Series

Volumn 10, Issue , 2007, Pages 249-256

  Houston, Ken ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

High Stake Assessment; Innovative Practice; Modelling Cycle; Modelling Skill; Multiple Choice Question

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873526627     PISSN: 13876872     EISSN: 22151745     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-29822-1_26     Document Type: Chapter

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