Improving Mathematical Modelling by Fostering Measurement Sense: An Intervention Study with Pre-service Mathematics Teachers

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Improving Mathematical Modelling by Fostering Measurement Sense: An Intervention Study with Pre-service Mathematics Teachers. / Hagena, Maike.
Mathematical Modelling in Education Research and Practice: Cultural, Social and Cognitive Influences. ed. / Gloria Ann Stillman; Werner Blum; Maria Salett Biembengut. Cham: Springer Science and Business Media B.V., 2015. p. 185-194 (International Perspectives on the Teaching and Learning of Mathematical Modelling).

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Hagena, M 2015, Improving Mathematical Modelling by Fostering Measurement Sense: An Intervention Study with Pre-service Mathematics Teachers. in GA Stillman, W Blum & MS Biembengut (eds), Mathematical Modelling in Education Research and Practice: Cultural, Social and Cognitive Influences. International Perspectives on the Teaching and Learning of Mathematical Modelling, Springer Science and Business Media B.V., Cham, pp. 185-194. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-18272-8_14

APA

Hagena, M. (2015). Improving Mathematical Modelling by Fostering Measurement Sense: An Intervention Study with Pre-service Mathematics Teachers. In G. A. Stillman, W. Blum, & M. S. Biembengut (Eds.), Mathematical Modelling in Education Research and Practice: Cultural, Social and Cognitive Influences (pp. 185-194). (International Perspectives on the Teaching and Learning of Mathematical Modelling). Springer Science and Business Media B.V.. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-18272-8_14

Vancouver

Hagena M. Improving Mathematical Modelling by Fostering Measurement Sense: An Intervention Study with Pre-service Mathematics Teachers. In Stillman GA, Blum W, Biembengut MS, editors, Mathematical Modelling in Education Research and Practice: Cultural, Social and Cognitive Influences. Cham: Springer Science and Business Media B.V. 2015. p. 185-194. (International Perspectives on the Teaching and Learning of Mathematical Modelling). doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-18272-8_14

Bibtex

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