Mathematics Student Teachers’ Modelling Approaches While Solving the Designed Eşme Rug Problem

Çağlar Naci Hıdıroğlu; Ayşe Tekin Dede; Semiha Kula Ünver; Esra Bukova Güzel

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Çağlar Naci Hıdıroğlu ¹, Ayşe Tekin Dede ², Semiha Kula Ünver ², Esra Bukova Güzel ² ^*

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¹ Pamukkale University, TURKEY² Dokuz Eylül University, TURKEY^* Corresponding Author

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The purpose of the study is to analyze the mathematics student teachers’ solutions on the Eşme Rug Problem through 7-stage mathematical modelling process. This problem was designed by the researchers by considering the modelling problems’ main properties. The study was conducted with twenty one secondary mathematics student teachers. The data were collected from the participants’ written solutions related to the problem. To analyze the students’ answers through mathematical modelling process, the researchers compiled 7-stage mathematical modelling process from the literature. It was observed that the problem created an appropriate process for mathematical modelling. While examining the solutions of the participants who were informed about this 7-stage mathematical modelling process, it was generally observed that their solution approaches toward the problem decreased while progressing in modelling stages.

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mathematical modelling
mathematical modelling process
modelling problem
mathematics student teachers

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EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed, Volume 13, Issue 3, March 2017, 873-892

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Hıdıroğlu, Ç. N., Dede, A. T., Ünver, S. K., & Güzel, E. B. (2017). Mathematics Student Teachers’ Modelling Approaches While Solving the Designed Eşme Rug Problem. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 13(3), 873-892. https://doi.org/10.12973/eurasia.2017.00648a

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Hıdıroğlu ÇN, Dede AT, Ünver SK, Güzel EB. Mathematics Student Teachers’ Modelling Approaches While Solving the Designed Eşme Rug Problem. EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed. 2017;13(3):873-92. https://doi.org/10.12973/eurasia.2017.00648a

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Hıdıroğlu ÇN, Dede AT, Ünver SK, Güzel EB. Mathematics Student Teachers’ Modelling Approaches While Solving the Designed Eşme Rug Problem. EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed. 2017;13(3), 873-892. https://doi.org/10.12973/eurasia.2017.00648a

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Hıdıroğlu, Çağlar Naci, Ayşe Tekin Dede, Semiha Kula Ünver, and Esra Bukova Güzel. "Mathematics Student Teachers’ Modelling Approaches While Solving the Designed Eşme Rug Problem". Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education 2017 13 no. 3 (2017): 873-892. https://doi.org/10.12973/eurasia.2017.00648a

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Hıdıroğlu, Ç. N., Dede, A. T., Ünver, S. K., and Güzel, E. B. (2017). Mathematics Student Teachers’ Modelling Approaches While Solving the Designed Eşme Rug Problem. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 13(3), pp. 873-892. https://doi.org/10.12973/eurasia.2017.00648a

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Hıdıroğlu, Çağlar Naci et al. "Mathematics Student Teachers’ Modelling Approaches While Solving the Designed Eşme Rug Problem". Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, vol. 13, no. 3, 2017, pp. 873-892. https://doi.org/10.12973/eurasia.2017.00648a