PROCEEDINGS OF THE 23RD ANNUAL CONFERENCE ON RESEARCH IN UNDERGRADUATE MATHEMATICS EDUCATION
2020
Boston, Massachusetts
Using activity theory to understand tensions in an extra-curricular mathematical modeling project with biology undergraduates
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We use activity theory to analyze tensions manifested in an activity system of an extra-curricular mathematical modeling (MM) project with biology undergraduates at a research-intense Scandinavian university. We present the evidence that the use of MM in education of biology students accentuates conceptual understanding of mathematics and may lead to beneficial shifts in pedagogical practice.