Professional content knowledge of mathematical modelling of preservice teachers: First considerations for a new test instrument

Gilbert Greefrath (1) , Rita Borromeo Ferri (2) , Hans-Stefan Siller (3)

1 WWU - Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster = University of Münster
2 University of Kassel
3 JMU - Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg

Modelling competence is a central concept in research on teaching and learning mathematical modelling. Numerous studies support the theoretical foundation of modelling competence as well as the existence of tested and already modified test instruments for different age levels. In addition to other aspects of professional competence, such as pedagogical content knowledge, pre-service teachers must also possess modelling competence themselves. Even though test instruments for modelling competence already exist, the aspect of professional content knowledge of mathematical modelling as a competence facet of teachers has received less attention thus far. In this theoretically oriented paper, first theoretical considerations for the development of such a test instrument are presented on the one hand, and on the other hand, ideas for further development are discussed based on sample items.

Mots clés: Professional competences; content knowledge; test instrument; mathematical modelling

Domaines: Mathématiques [math]

Gilbert Greefrath, Rita Borromeo Ferri, Hans-Stefan Siller. Professional content knowledge of mathematical modelling of preservice teachers: First considerations for a new test instrument. Twelfth Congress of the European Society for Research in Mathematics Education (CERME12), Feb 2022, Bozen-Bolzano, Italy. ⟨hal-03759016⟩