2002 Volume 6 Number 1
Teaching Mathematical Modelling in Singapore School
Ang Keng Cheng
National Institute of Education, Singapore
Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to examine the possibility of introducing the teaching
of mathematical modelling to the secondary school curriculum in Singapore. As
well, the benefits of teaching and learning mathematical modelling are discussed.
Examples to illustrate the process of mathematical modelling using only basic
mathematical can be used to provide experiences of the process of mathematical
modelling in the classroom. Some implications on the teaching and learning of
mathematics using such an approach are examined and discussed.