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Using an instructional video to support upper-secondary students in constructing a mathematical model

Wirth, L

Research article (book contribution) | Peer reviewed

Abstract

Many students struggle with constructing mathematical models. Because instructional videos can help students learn the steps involved in mathematical modelling, we qualitatively investigated how four pairs of upper-secondary students (Mage = 16.63) in a laboratory setting used an instructional video for constructing a mathematical model and whether watching the video qualitatively changed their model construction. From a qualitative text analysis, we found that students used the instructional video to structure their solution process and to perform the steps understanding, simplifying, and mathematising on a subsequent modelling problem. However, since video use did not always result in qualitative changes to the constructed mathematical model, support in classroom settings will still be necessary.

Details about the publication

Editors: Ikeda, T; Saeki, A; Geiger, V; Kaiser, G
Book title: International horizons in mathematics modelling education
Page range: 357-367
Publisher: Springer Publishing
Place of publication: Cham
Status: Published
Release year: 2025
Language in which the publication is written: English
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-53533-8_26
Link to the full text: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-53533-8_26
Keywords: Heuristic worked examples; Calculus; Optimisation problems; Mathematisation; Qualitative text analysis; Instructional videos

Authors from the University of Münster

Wirth, Laura
Professorship of Mathematics Didactics with a focus on secondary schools (Prof. Greefrath)