Scientific Inquiry in Mathematics - Theory and Practice

Sokolowski, Andrzej

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“…By merging the knowledge of different disciplines, STEM exploratory activity usually offers students an opportunity of deriving new knowledge (Sokolowski, 2018b).What was the anticipated new knowledge generated during this activity? In physics classes, students focus on investigating an object's constant rate of change of position over time, as evidence of uniform motion (e.g.…”

Section: Theoretical Framework Of the Activity Designmentioning

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Interdisciplinary Mathematics Education

Doig¹,

Williams²,

Swanson³

et al. 2019

ICME-13 Monographs

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Section: Theoretical Framework Of the Activity Designmentioning

confidence: 99%

Interdisciplinary Mathematics Education

Doig¹,

Williams²,

Swanson³

et al. 2019

ICME-13 Monographs

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“…Using science, technology, education, and mathematics together with mathematical modeling to solve real-life problems will facilitate to solve these problems [48]. Kertil and Gurel [52] and Sokolowski [49] supported this idea and were among the thinkers of STEM and mathematical modeling together. In the researches, teachers stated that this kind of instruction encourages students, focuses their attention on the subject and they learn the lesson better by leaving a positive effect on them [31,53,54].…”

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“…Similarly, when questioning which stages of the mathematical modeling process improve students' problem-solving skills [49], the question of which stages of the "mathematical modeling together with STEM activities" should students use problem-solving skills raises too.…”

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“…It has been demonstrated that there is a capability of researching modeling techniques, mathematical reasoning to model engineering design, and the ability to make scientific inquiry and then produce a structure. Mathematical modeling is of particular importance because it is important to produce appropriate tools to predict how quantification methods, new designs, and new situations will behave [49].…”

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The Role of Mathematical Modeling in STEM Integration and Education

Tezer¹

2020

Theorizing STEM Education in the 21st Century

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With the rapidly developing technology, the labor force of the society has changed direction, and in the age of informatics, creative engineering applications have come to the forefront. Accordingly, the education levels of the labor force were also changed. The science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education model in most countries aims to teach science, mathematics, technology, and engineering in relation to primary, secondary, high school, and higher education. STEM education, which has an impact in our country in recent years, has an important role in acquiring new skills, supporting creativity, innovation, and entrepreneurship, gaining the ability to transition between professions and adapting to new occupations. Nowadays, technology is expected to have different skills from individuals who will work in different fields with rapid development. Also, different teaching strategies play a major role in STEM integration and training. One of them, mathematical modeling, is the process of analyzing real-life or realistic situation using mathematical methods in the most general sense. The idea that mathematical modeling cycles should be used in STEM education at all levels from primary to tertiary education has gained importance in recent years, since it increases the students' motivation towards the lesson and they learn better by concentrating their attention.

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“…Since in science or physics courses the students used the terms speed and velocity to describe object's rate of change of distance or position, the instructor explained the differences to assure a cohesive terminology between both disciplines. By merging the knowledge of different disciplines, STEM exploratory activity usually offers students an opportunity of deriving new knowledge (Sokolowski, 2018b).What was the anticipated new knowledge generated during this activity? In physics classes, students focus on investigating an object's constant rate of change of position over time, as evidence of uniform motion (e.g.…”

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Developing Mathematical Reasoning Using a STEM Platform

Sokolowski

2019

Interdisciplinary Mathematics Education

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An interdisciplinary laboratory activity involved modelling and interpreting the motion of a rolling ball through the lens of algebraic representation. It was conducted with a group (N 24) of high school mathematics students. The participants used scientific methods to formulate an algebraic representation of a position for a rolling object on a horizontal surface. While traditional mathematical modelling activities are usually driven by provided data, the technique applied in this study is driven by the phenomenon itself, which serves as a means to verify if the derived algebraic function adheres to the observed behaviour. The results of the study showed that including scientific methods in mathematics interdisciplinary activities may serve as a means to activate, and stimulate, students' reasoning skills, and thus help them integrate the concepts of science and mathematics into a single coherent inquiry. While the study revealed benefits of using hypotheses in interdisciplinary activities, it also opened possibilities of utilizing interdisciplinary laboratories to improve students' mathematical thinking. Suggestions for instructional strategies, as well as suggestions for mathematics curriculum policy makers, are discussed.

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Scientific Inquiry in Mathematics - Theory and Practice

Abstract: Albert Einstein wondered, "How can it be that mathematics, being after all a product of human thought which is independent of experience, is so admirably appropriate to the objects of reality?" 1

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