The Possibility of Modelling as a Creativity-Demanding Activity: The Perspective of Teachers’ Professional Development

Xiaoli Lu; Huimin Ma

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-53322-8_3

The Possibility of Modelling as a Creativity-Demanding Activity: The Perspective of Teachers’ Professional Development

Xiaoli Lu^*, Huimin Ma

^*Corresponding author for this work

School of Mathematical Sciences

Jianping High School

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Abstract

This chapter addresses pre-service teachers’ professional competencies for teaching modelling as a creativity-demanding activity. Based on previous studies, we examined the performance of 71 pre-service mathematics teachers in China on three modelling tasks. After receiving training in teaching modelling, their professional competencies were tested. The participants appeared to perform well on aspects of creativity, such as fluency. However, the relationships between aspects of modelling competencies incorporating creativity differed from those found in previous studies. Participants did not perform well on modelling-specific pedagogical content knowledge. Moreover, few significant correlations were found between modelling competencies incorporating creativity and modelling-specific pedagogical content knowledge.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	International Perspectives on the Teaching and Learning of Mathematical Modelling
Publisher	Springer Science and Business Media B.V.
Pages	35-50
Number of pages	16
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-53322-8_3
State	Published - 2024

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Name	International Perspectives on the Teaching and Learning of Mathematical Modelling
Volume	Part F2944
ISSN (Print)	2211-4920
ISSN (Electronic)	2211-4939

Keywords

Creativity
Modelling competencies
Professional competencies
Teaching modelling

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Lu, X., & Ma, H. (2024). The Possibility of Modelling as a Creativity-Demanding Activity: The Perspective of Teachers’ Professional Development. In International Perspectives on the Teaching and Learning of Mathematical Modelling (pp. 35-50). (International Perspectives on the Teaching and Learning of Mathematical Modelling; Vol. Part F2944). Springer Science and Business Media B.V.. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-53322-8_3

Lu, Xiaoli ; Ma, Huimin. / The Possibility of Modelling as a Creativity-Demanding Activity : The Perspective of Teachers’ Professional Development. International Perspectives on the Teaching and Learning of Mathematical Modelling. Springer Science and Business Media B.V., 2024. pp. 35-50 (International Perspectives on the Teaching and Learning of Mathematical Modelling).

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The Possibility of Modelling as a Creativity-Demanding Activity: The Perspective of Teachers’ Professional Development. / Lu, Xiaoli; Ma, Huimin.
International Perspectives on the Teaching and Learning of Mathematical Modelling. Springer Science and Business Media B.V., 2024. p. 35-50 (International Perspectives on the Teaching and Learning of Mathematical Modelling; Vol. Part F2944).

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