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Modelling the cooling of coffee : insights from a preliminary study in Indonesia

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posted on 2010-01-01, 00:00 authored by Wanty WidjajaWanty Widjaja
This paper discusses an attempt to examine pre-service teachers’ mathematical modelling skills. A modelling project investigating relationships between temperature and time in the process of cooling of coffee was chosen. The analysis was based on group written reports of the cooling of coffee project and observation of classroom discussion. Findings showed that pre-service teachers were able to model the process of cooling of coffee as a decreasing exponential function. Difficulties with interpretation of the constant rate of cooling and reinterpretation of mathematical model were identified.

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Event

Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia. Conference (33rd : 2010 : Fremantle, Western Australia)

Pagination

626 - 633

Publisher

MERGA

Location

Fremantle, W. A.

Place of publication

Fremantle W. A.

Start date

2010-07-03

End date

2010-07-07

ISBN-13

9781920846251

Language

eng

Publication classification

E1.1 Full written paper - refereed

Copyright notice

2010, MERGA

Title of proceedings

MERGA 2010 : Shaping the future of mathematics education : Proceedings of the 33rd annual conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia

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