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American Journal of Educational Research. 2021, 9(2), 85-90
DOI: 10.12691/education-9-2-6
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Problem Solving and Mathematical Modelling

Michael Gr. Voskoglou1,

1Department of Mathematical Sciences, Graduate Technological Educational Institute of Western Greece, Patras, Greece

Pub. Date: February 26, 2021
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Michael Gr. Voskoglou. Problem Solving and Mathematical Modelling. American Journal of Educational Research. 2021; 9(2):85-90. doi: 10.12691/education-9-2-6

Abstract

Problem solving is one of the most important components of the human cognition that affects for ages the progress of the human society. Mathematical modelling is a special type of problem solving concerning problems related to science or everyday life situations. The present study is a review of the most important results reported in the literature from the 1950’s until nowadays on problem solving and mathematical modelling from the scope of Education. Its real goal is that it presents in a systematic way and in a few pages only the results of many years research on the subject. This helps the reader to get a comprehensive idea about a very important topic belonging to the core of Mathematics Education, which is very useful to those wanting to study deeper the subject and get directions for further research in the area.

Keywords:
mathematics education problem solving mathematical modeling application-oriented teaching of mathematics

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