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Section A - Research in Teaching, Learning and Assessment
| 1 | Context in application and modelling – an empirical
approach
Andreas Busse1 and Gabriele Kaiser2 1In-service Teacher Training Institute, Hamburg, Germany 2University of Hamburg, Germany |
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| 2 | Mathematical modelling as pedagogy: Impact of
an immersion programme
Trudy Dunne1 and Peter Galbraith2 1Downlands College, Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia 2The University of Queensland, Australia |
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| 3 | Using ideas from physics in teaching mathematical
proofs
Gila Hanna1 and Hans Niels Jahnke2 1Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, The University of Toronto 2Universität Essen, Germany |
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| 4 | Deconstructing mathematical modelling: Approaches
to problem solving
Christopher Haines1, Rosalind Crouch2 and Andrew Fitzharris2 1City University, London, United Kingdom 2 University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, United Kingdom |
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| 5 | Investigating students’ modelling skills
Ken Houston and Neville Neill University of Ulster, Northern Ireland |
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| 6 | "How to model mathematically" table and its
applications
Wang Geng Nanjing University of Economics, China |
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Section B - Mathematical Modelling Competitions
| 7 | New applications of the mathematics A-lympiad
Dédé de Haan Freudenthal Institute, Utrecht University, The Netherlands |
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| 8 | Mathematics contest in modelling: Problems from
practice
Shang Shouting, Zheng Tong and Shang Wei Harbin Institute of Technology, China |
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Section C - Using Technology in the Teaching of Modelling
| 9 | Modelling and spreadsheet calculation
Mike Keune1 and Herbert Henning2 1Ecumenical Cathedral School of Magdeburg, Germany 2Otto-von-Guericke University of Magdeburg, Germany |
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| 10 | Technology-enriched classrooms: Some implications
for teaching applications and modelling
Peter Galbraith, Peter Renshaw, Merrilyn Goos and Vince Geiger University Of Queensland, Australia |
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| 11 | Choosing and using technology for secondary
mathematical modelling tasks: Choosing the right peg for the right hole
Vince Geiger, Peter Galbraith, Peter Renshaw and Merrilyn Goos University Of Queensland, Australia |
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Section D - Models for Use in Teaching
| 12 | Groups, symmetry and symmetry breaking
Albert Fässler Hochschule für Technik und Architektur HTA, Biel/Bienne, Switzerland |
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| 13 | The rainbow: from myth to model
Hans-Wolfgang Henn University of Dortmund, Germany |
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| 14 | Teaching inverse problems in undergraduate level
mathematics, modelling and applied mathematics courses
Fengshan Liu Delaware State University, Dover, U.S.A |
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| 15 | Bezier curves and surfaces in the classroom
Baoswan Dzung Wong Aargauische Kantonsschule Wettingen, Switzerland |
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Section E - Teacher Education
| 16 | A mathematical modelling course for pre-service
secondary school mathematics teachers
Zhonghong Jiang, Edwin McClintock and George O’Brien Florida International University, USA |
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| 17 | Mathematical modelling in teacher education
Mikael Holmquist and Thomas Lingefjärd Göteborg University, Sweden |
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| 18 | Two modelling topics in teacher education and
training
Adolf Riede University of Heidelberg, Germany |
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Section F - Innovative Modelling Courses
| 19 | The knowledge and implementation for the course
of mathematical experiment
Zhao Jing, Jiang Jihong, Dan Qi and Fu Shilu Logistics Engineering College, Chongqing, China |
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| 20 | Teaching patterns of mathematical application
and modelling in high school
Tang Anhua, Sui Lili and Wang Xiaodan Beijing No.15 High School, China |
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| 21 | Mathematical experiment course: Teaching mode
and its practice
Qiongsun Liu, Shanqiang Ren, Li Fu and Qu Gong Chongqing University, China |
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| 22 | The mathematical modelling – orientated teaching
method of elicitation
Ruiping Hu and Shuxia Zhang Zhenjiang Watercraft College of CPLA, Jiangsu, China |
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| 23 | Teaching and assessment of mathematical modelling
in community colleges
Lu Xiuyan, Mo Jingjing and Lu Keqiang Feng Tai Workers and Staff University, Beijing, China |
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| 24 | The role of mathematical experiment in mathematics
teaching
Jinyuan-Li Beijing No.4 High School, China |
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| 25 | Theory and practice in teaching of mathematical
modelling at high school level
Qiu Jinjia The High School Affiliated To Renmin University Of China |
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Section G - Panel Discussion
| 26 | Report of panel discussion
Chair:
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