Key Competencies for Teaching Mathematical Modeling

Abstract

In the last 10 to 15 years, a lot of empirical researchMath modeling course for teachersempirical researchwas done with the aim of investigating the teaching and learning processes of mathematical modeling, first of all in secondary school, high-school and university, but also, in primary school to some extent. Learning and teaching go hand in hand and so they often were and are investigated together, in order to get a whole picture of the inter-connected processes. Looking at the research within mathematical modeling, one can pragmatically distinguish between two groups of studies, from the teacher's point of view:Group a) Studies with a focus on answering questions about effective or adequate teaching of mathematical modeling in classroom or laboratory settings.Group b) Studies with a focus on answering questions about how mathematical modeling in teacher education at university and teacher training can be developed, optimized and evaluated.