Mathematical Modelling in Teacher Education — Necessity or Unnecessarily

Although mathematical modelling provides excellent opportunities to teach and learn mathematics, many departments of mathematics hesitate to develop and teach courses in mathematical modelling. I build this statement on a survey I did, in which I was communicating the obstacles and possibilities in mathematical modelling, with all different departments of mathematics and/or mathematics education in Sweden.

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