September 2017, Vol. 24, Issue 1
Modeling as a Decision-Making Process
Sarah K. Bleiler-Baxter, D. Christopher Stephens, Wesley A. Baxter, and Angela T. Barlow
Using simplification, relationship mapping, and situation analysis as a framework, we offer vignettes of student discussions about the Theme Park task to highlight their key choices as they model with mathematics.
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