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An activity theory analysis of group work in mathematical modelling
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posted on 2015-11-09, 14:54 authored by Paul Hernandez-Martinez, Helen HarthIn this paper we analyse the activity of a group of engineering undergraduate
students while working on a mathematical modelling task. Using Cultural-Historical
Activity Theory as analytical framework, we focus our attention on their social
interactions to understand how these mediate the collective sense making of the
group and determine in great part the outcome of the activity. We conclude that a key
factor to students’ mathematical learning in collaborative tasks is the quality of peer
interactions which stems from students’ competences, such as communicative and
inter-personal skills.
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39th Psychology of Mathematics Education ConferenceVolume
3Pages
57 - 64Citation
HERNANDEZ-MARTINEZ, P. and HARTH, H., 2015. An activity theory analysis of group work in mathematical modelling. IN: Beswick, K., Muir, T. and Wells, J. (eds.) 39th Psychology of Mathematics Education Conference, Hobart, Australia, 13-18th July, pp. 57-64.Publisher
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