Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Education Quarterly Reviews, cilt.4, sa.3, ss.100-116, 2021 (Hakemli Dergi)
The opinions of mathematics teachers about using mathematical modeling (MM) in daily life problems and their
use of MM in solving a daily life problem were examined within the scope of the graduate-level MM course in
this study. The research was designed as a case study. Participants are five mathematics teachers selected by the
purposive sampling method. The data were obtained through a structured form containing questions about a daily
life problem and using MM in a daily life problem. Teachers were given one week to answer the questions on this
form. Descriptive analysis was performed on the data obtained from the teachers’ problem solving, and content
analysis was carried out on the data containing the teachers’ opinions. The findings determined that although the
modeling processes were generally used appropriately by the teachers in solving a daily life problem, the process
of understanding the problem was quickly mentioned, the teachers had difficulties in giving the most effective
solution during the evaluation stage, and the communication stage was mostly ignored. It was also found out that
MM could be beneficial in many ways in solving daily life problems. On the other hand, it was indicated that there
may be difficulties in terms of student-teacher-environment and that teachers give very limited space to MM in
classroom practices. It can be stated that the tendency of teachers to use the approaches they are accustomed to
instead of MM in the solution of daily life problems is effective in the emergence of this situation