An Authentic Activities Based Program to Develop Mathematical

Modelling Processes and Interests towards Mathematics for Prep.

School Students
Author : Dr. Mohamed Sayed Ahmed Abdou
Journal :Journal of Mathematics Education , Egyptian Council of Mathematics
Education ECME , Vol . 15 , No.2
Date : 2012, October
Research aim :
This Research aimed to develop mathematical modelling processes and
interests towards mathematics for prep. school students using an authentic
activities based program .

Research Questions :
1. What are suitable mathematical modelling processes to prep. school
students ?
2. What are the bases of an authentic activities based program to develop
mathematical modelling processes and interests towards mathematics for
prep. school students ?
3. What's the authentic activities based program to develop mathematical
modelling processes and interests towards mathematics for prep. school
students ?
4. What's the effectiveness of the program in developing mathematical
modelling processes and interests towards mathematics for prep. school
students ?

Procedures :
1. Determining the suitable mathematical modelling processes for prep.
school students .
2. Determining the bases of an authentic activities based program to develop
mathematical modelling processes and interests towards mathematics for
prep. school students ?
3. Building the authentic activities based program .
4. Measuring effectiveness of the program in developing mathematical
modelling processes and interests towards mathematics for prep. school
students.
5. Recommendations and suggestions .

Research Results :
1. There is a statistically significant difference between the means of
students degrees in pre and posttest of mathematical modelling processes
in favor to posttest .
 2. There isn't a statistically significant difference ( at level 0.05) between
the means of students degrees in pre and post application of interests
scale

Recommendations and suggestions are presented .