Using History to Model with Mathematics: The German Tank Problem

Autor/inn/en	Roy, George J.; Eli, Jennifer A.; Hendrix, Leslie; Graul, LuAnn
Titel	Using History to Model with Mathematics: The German Tank Problem
Quelle	In: Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 23 (2018) 7, S.370-377 (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1072-0839
Schlagwörter	Mathematics Instruction; Word Problems (Mathematics); Problem Solving; Mathematical Logic; Logical Thinking; Mathematical Models; Planning; War; Interdisciplinary Approach; Middle Schools; Secondary School Mathematics + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Mathematics lessons; Mathematikunterricht; Textaufgabe; Problemlösen; Mathematical logics; Mathematische Logik; Mathematical model; Mathematisches Modell; Ablaufplanung; Planungsprozess; Krieg; Fächerübergreifender Unterricht; Fächerverbindender Unterricht; Interdisziplinarität; Middle school; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule
Abstract	Students who are adept in modeling with mathematics have the capability to use mathematics in situations that arise in everyday life. The German Tank problem described in this article created the expectation that student reasoning was rooted in logical deductions (NCTM 2000). By engaging in this problem, students grappled with challenging mathematics in which they assumed the role of analysts creating mathematical models to understand historical events that influenced strategic planning during World War II. This interdisciplinary task provided students with the opportunity to see data as more than just numbers, but numbers with meaning that can have a substantial impact on the decisions affecting and influencing real-world outcomes. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01