How does mathematical modeling competency affect the creativity of middle school students? The roles of curiosity and guided inquiry teaching.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Mathematical modeling has become a crucial competence in mathematics education in many countries and regions due to the increasingly complex real-world problems that students face in the 21st century. Previous research has shown that mathematical modeling contributes to the development of students' creativity, particularly with respect to stimulating and protecting the curiosity of children. However, previous studies have not explored or examined the relationships among middle school students' mathematical modeling competency, curiosity, and creativity based on data drawn from large-scale assessments and have not investigated the influence of teachers' teaching methods in this context.

Methods

This study used convenience sampling to select 4,531 seventh-grade st

SUBMITTER: Wang T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9880854 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature