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Modelling the cooling of coffee : insights from a preliminary study in Indonesia
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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Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia. Conference (33rd : 2010 : Fremantle, Western Australia)Pagination
626 - 633Publisher
MERGALocation
Fremantle, W. A.Place of publication
Fremantle W. A.Start date
2010-07-03End date
2010-07-07ISBN-13
9781920846251Language
engPublication classification
E1.1 Full written paper - refereedCopyright notice
2010, MERGATitle of proceedings
MERGA 2010 : Shaping the future of mathematics education : Proceedings of the 33rd annual conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of AustralasiaUsage metrics
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