Assessing a Modeling Process of a Linear Pattern Task

Miriam Amit; Dorit Neria

doi:10.1007/978-1-4419-0561-1_18

Assessing a Modeling Process of a Linear Pattern Task

Miriam Amit, Dorit Neria

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Abstract

This research investigated the process of generalizing a pictorial linear pattern problem, as done by fifty-three mathematically promising students participating in an after school math club. The students' work revealed a range of solution paths and representations, and a cycle of expressing-testing- revising. While the majority of them found the constant difference property of the pattern, they experienced difficulties in expressing the general rule. The majority of students applied recursive strategies, even when more global strategies were called for. Although the aforementioned task lacks a real-life context that is essential for modeling problems, the advantages of such problems in multi-cultural classes are discussed.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Modeling Students' Mathematical Modeling Competencies
Subtitle of host publication	ICTMA 13
Editors	Richard Lesh, Peter L. Galbraith, Christopher R. Haines, Andrew Hurford
Publisher	Springer US
Pages	213-221
Number of pages	9
ISBN (Print)	9781441905604, 9781489983893
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-0561-1_18
State	Published - 1 Dec 2010

Keywords

Assessment
Mathematical modeling
Middle school
Perspective on modeling
Procedural understanding
Urban setting

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General Social Sciences
General Arts and Humanities

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