Analysing mathematical modelling tasks in light of citizenship education using the COVID-19 pandemic as a case study.

IF 2 2区教育学 Q2 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH Zdm-Mathematics Education Pub Date : 2023-01-01 DOI:10.1007/s11858-022-01440-9

Katja Maass, Stefan Zehetmeier, Anika Weihberger, Katharina Flößer

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In this paper, we discuss the theoretical background of mathematical modelling and its connection to citizenship education. Citizenship education in this context means that young people are equipped with competencies to respond as responsible citizens in situations relevant for society. To outline the connection between mathematical modelling and citizenship education in theory, we discuss the aims of mathematical modelling, modelling competences and the connection between numeracy and modelling. Based on these reflections we present an extended modelling cycle that specifically highlights modelling steps relevant to citizenship education. To show how the theoretical connection between mathematical modelling and citizenship education can be used in teaching practice, we describe three different examples of modelling tasks and analyse them with the help of the extended modelling cycle. We argue that the three tasks support different learning aims in relation to citizenship education and require modellers to carry out different steps of the extended modelling cycle. As an example of context, we used the pandemic caused by COVID-19, as it affected the quality of human life greatly, as all students in the Western world experienced.

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以2019冠状病毒病大流行为例，根据公民教育分析数学建模任务。

本文探讨了数学建模的理论背景及其与公民教育的联系。在这种情况下，公民教育意味着年轻人具备能力，在与社会有关的情况下作为负责任的公民作出反应。为了从理论上概述数学建模与公民教育之间的联系，我们讨论了数学建模的目的、建模能力以及计算能力与建模之间的联系。基于这些反思，我们提出了一个扩展的建模周期，特别强调了与公民教育相关的建模步骤。为了展示数学建模和公民教育之间的理论联系如何在教学实践中使用，我们描述了三个不同的建模任务示例，并在扩展建模周期的帮助下对它们进行分析。我们认为，这三个任务支持与公民教育相关的不同学习目标，并要求建模者在扩展的建模周期中执行不同的步骤。作为背景的一个例子，我们以COVID-19引起的大流行为例，因为它极大地影响了人类的生活质量，正如西方世界的所有学生所经历的那样。

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期刊介绍： ZDM – Mathematics Education is one of the oldest mathematics education research journals. The papers appearing in the seven themed issues per year are strictly by invitation only followed by internal peer review by the guest-editors and external review by invited experts. The journal exists to survey, discuss and extend current research-based and theoretical perspectives as well as to create a forum for critical analyses of issues within mathematics education. The audience is pre-dominantly mathematics education researchers around the world interested in current developments in the field.