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An Analytical Scheme to Characterise the Mathematical Discourse of Biology Tasks

Floridona Tetaj

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Scheme (programming language)Relation (database)Mathematical modelManagement sciencePerspective (graphical)Task analysisContext (language use)Mathematical discoursecomputerTask (project management)computer.programming_language

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The chapter describes an analytical scheme designed for investigating the mathematical discourse of biology tasks. The scheme was developed in the context of analysing tasks that are part of a fisheries management graduate-level course at a Norwegian university. Grounded in the commognitive perspective, the scheme focuses on the following aspects of the tasks: the mathematical content, its relation to biology discourse and students’ expected engagement with both discourses. To illustrate the potential of analysis, I present and justify the choice of the categories included in the scheme, exemplify its use on one specific task and discuss some of the limitations of this approach to task analysis.

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2021-01-01
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-66996-6_54