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Measuring and Improving Student Mathematical Skills for Modeling
written by Ronald K. Thornton
edited by Ed van den Berg, Ton Ellermeijer, and Onne Slooten
The primary focus of this paper is on necessary pre- or co-requisite student knowledge needed to understand modeling and use it to solve problems. We discuss how student understanding of two such areas of knowledge, recognizing equations as functional relationships and vectors, can be evaluated using the Mathematical Modeling Conceptual Evaluation (MMCE). Methods to improve student learning in these areas are described (analytic modeling and Visualizer®) and preliminary student-learning research results for traditional and reform courses are presented.
GIREP Conference 2006: Modeling in Physics and Physics Education
Part of the Groupe International de Recherche sur l'Enseignement de la Physique Conference series
Amsterdam, Netherlands: August 20-25, 2006
Pages 78-90
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Education Foundations
- Assessment
= Conceptual Assessment
Education Practices
- Active Learning
= Modeling
= Problem Solving
- Lower Undergraduate
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R. Thornton, , presented at the GIREP Conference 2006: Modeling in Physics and Physics Education, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 2006, WWW Document, (https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=13429&DocID=4113).
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R. Thornton, Measuring and Improving Student Mathematical Skills for Modeling, presented at the GIREP Conference 2006: Modeling in Physics and Physics Education, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 2006, <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=13429&DocID=4113>.
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Thornton, R. (2006, August 20-25). Measuring and Improving Student Mathematical Skills for Modeling. Paper presented at GIREP Conference 2006: Modeling in Physics and Physics Education, Amsterdam, Netherlands. Retrieved March 29, 2024, from https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=13429&DocID=4113
Chicago Format
Thornton, Ronald. "Measuring and Improving Student Mathematical Skills for Modeling." Paper presented at the GIREP Conference 2006: Modeling in Physics and Physics Education, Amsterdam, Netherlands, August 20-25, 2006. https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=13429&DocID=4113 (accessed 29 March 2024).
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Thornton, Ronald. "Measuring and Improving Student Mathematical Skills for Modeling." GIREP Conference 2006: Modeling in Physics and Physics Education. Eds. van den Berg, Ed, Ton Ellermeijer, and Onne Slooten. Amsterdam, Netherlands: 2006. 78-90 of Groupe International de Recherche sur l'Enseignement de la Physique Conference. 29 Mar. 2024 <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=13429&DocID=4113>.
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@inproceedings{ Author = "Ronald Thornton", Editor = "Ed van den Berg and Ton Ellermeijer and Onne Slooten", Title = {Measuring and Improving Student Mathematical Skills for Modeling}, BookTitle = {GIREP Conference 2006: Modeling in Physics and Physics Education}, Pages = {78-90}, Address = {Amsterdam, Netherlands}, Series = {Groupe International de Recherche sur l'Enseignement de la Physique Conference}, Month = {August 20-25}, Year = {2006} }
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%0 Conference Proceedings %A Thornton, Ronald %D August 20-25 2006 %T Measuring and Improving Student Mathematical Skills for Modeling %E van den Berg, Ed %E Ellermeijer, Ton %E Slooten, Onne %B GIREP Conference 2006: Modeling in Physics and Physics Education %C Amsterdam, Netherlands %P 78-90 %S Groupe International de Recherche sur l'Enseignement de la Physique Conference %8 August 20-25 %U https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=13429&DocID=4113


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