Visualizations while Solving Modelling Problems (ViMo)

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Description

Modelling competency is important for students' current and future lives. Empirical research in this domain has shown that students' ability to solve real-word problems is poor and that stu-dents usually do not achieve a sufficient level of modelling competency in the regular class-room (Blum, 2011; Blum et al., 2007). One instructional element that can improve students' modelling competency is drawing a diagram to represent a modelling problem. However, re-sults on the effects of drawings on students' mathematics' performance have not been con-sistent (De Bock et al., 2003). One reason for these inconsistent results may be that previous studies have not paid sufficient attention to students' knowledge and quality of drawings. In the proposed project (Visualizations while solving modelling problems, ViMo), we will investigate the interplay between different types of drawings and students' strategy knowledge, quality of drawings, motivational predispositions, and performance.