Learning mathematics through mathematical modelling : a study of secondary school students in Nigeria

2014

Masteroppgave i matematikkdidaktikk – Universitetet i Agder 2014 The focus of this study is to investigate the impact that mathematical modelling activities may have in the learning process of mathematics amongst observed Nigerian secondary school students. I also wish to find out in what way mathematical modelling activities may help the observed Nigerian secondary school students to see the relevance of mathematics to real life. From a pedagogical perspective, I wish to examine if the application of modelling in the learning process of mathematics may be a vehicle for the enhancement and support of students' learning of mathematics as a subject. I started this thesis by looking at some pa…