Open AccessIMPACT OF THE MATHEMATICAL MODELING ON CONCEPTUAL UNDERSTANDING AMONG STUDENT-TEACHERS
Author(s) -
Soheil Hussain Salha,
Naji Qatanani
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
xi'nan jiaotong daxue xuebao
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.308
H-Index - 21
ISSN - 0258-2724
DOI - 10.35741/issn.0258-2724.56.5.49
Subject(s) - comprehension , mathematics education , conceptual change , test (biology) , computer science , significant difference , group (periodic table) , psychology , mathematics , chemistry , paleontology , statistics , organic chemistry , biology , programming language
The present study investigates the effect of mathematical modeling on conceptual understanding among student-teachers. Also, the study proposes relevant materials and activities in mathematical modeling. Two classes of 140 student-teachers participated in the study. Mathematical modeling instruction was used in the treatment group, while the comparison group was taught by a teacher-centered method. T-Test results showed a difference between the treatment and comparison groups in terms of conceptual understanding. Moreover, the mathematical modeling group showed improvement in the knowledge, comprehension, and application of geometry and measurement concepts. The results of this study are novel as they are introduced to student-teachers to facilitate teaching mathematics among children. The researchers suggested engaging student-teachers in rich modeling activities, which would deepen their students' mathematics learning.