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GeoGebra as a Tool in Modelling Processes

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Applying digital technology in mathematical teaching is frequently cited as important and fundamental to the understanding-based learning of mathematical content . In this article, we study the extent to which the systematic application of the dynamic geometry software GeoGebra supports the competency “Mathematical Modelling”. By giving students an application-oriented modelling problem to solve, modelling processes are analysed, assessed, and represented. By observing students at the 10th grade level with respect to a qualitative study hypotheses are formulated about applying a digital tool at different stages of the modelling cycle.

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  1. University of Münster, Münster, Germany

    Gilbert Greefrath

  2. University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany

    Hans-Stefan Siller

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  1. Melbourne Graduate School of Education, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

    Lynda Ball

  2. Freudenthal Institute, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands

    Paul Drijvers

  3. University of Saarland, Saarbrücken, Germany

    Silke Ladel

  4. Institute of Mathematics, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany

    Hans-Stefan Siller

  5. School of Education, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel

    Michal Tabach

  6. Faculty of Education, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

    Colleen Vale

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Greefrath, G., Siller, HS. (2018). GeoGebra as a Tool in Modelling Processes. In: Ball, L., Drijvers, P., Ladel, S., Siller, HS., Tabach, M., Vale, C. (eds) Uses of Technology in Primary and Secondary Mathematics Education. ICME-13 Monographs. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-76575-4_21

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