INTERTWINING MATHEMATICAL MODELING WITH ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES

TitleINTERTWINING MATHEMATICAL MODELING WITH ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2021
AuthorsGürbüz, R, Çalık, M
JournalProblems of Education in the 21st Century
Volume79
Issue3
Start Page412-424
PaginationContinuous
Date PublishedJune/2021
Type of ArticleOriginal article
ISSN1822-7864
Other NumbersE-ISSN 2538-7111
Keywordsenvironmental issues, interdisciplinary approach, mathematical modeling
Abstract

Since contemporary learning theories, strategies and models offer the interdisciplinary approach, educators need new pedagogical alternative ways to attain it in practicum. For this reason, the current research aimed to illustrate how to intertwine mathematical modeling with an environmental issue that recruits waste management (e.g., reuse-recycle-reduce) to live an environmentally friendly lifestyle. Through a case study research, 6 seventh-grade students (3 females and 3 males; aged 13-14) voluntarily participated in the research. The researchers videotaped and analyzed all interactive learning processes to elicit the students’ environmental dialogues. The results indicated that the interdisciplinary mathematical modeling afforded the students to acquire the targeted environmental concepts/issues and somewhat supported their arguments. Since the current research illustrates an alternative pedagogy to integrate science/environmental education into mathematics, it may be used to facilitate dissemination and applicability of the STEM education.

URLhttp://oaji.net/articles/2021/457-1623676777.pdf
DOI10.33225/pec/21.79.412
Refereed DesignationRefereed
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