Modeling Theory of David Hestenes in the Science and Mathematics Teaching

• Autor(a) principal: Souza, Ednilson Sergio Ramalho de
• Data de Publicação: 2017
• Outros Autores: Espirito Santo, Adilson Oliveira do
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista de Ensino de Ciências e Matemática - REnCiMa
• Texto Completo: https://revistapos.cruzeirodosul.edu.br/rencima/article/view/1154
• topic: Teoria da Modelagem; Modeling Instruction; Ensino de Ciências; Ensino de Matemática; Modeling Theory; Modeling Instruction; Scientific Teaching; Mathematical Teaching

Modeling Theory believes that people create mental models to plan and guide their interactions with the physical world. However, mental models created from everyday life are generally incompatible with the conceptual models in classrom. Thus, argues that the fundamental problem in learning and understanding in science and mathematics is to coordinate mental models with conceptual models. Our goal is to present the basic assumptions of the Modeling Theory and Modeling Instruction. The main issue was to know how are the main foundations of this theory and how it has been applied in the classroom. This is a literature search to identify contributions to the teaching of science and math. We conclude that the Modeling Theory has important implications for science and mathematics education.