2013 Volume 19 Issue 2 Pages 27-34
New Instrumentalism of Mathematics Education, I compare it with the mathematics education of Models Modeling Perspective which Richard Lesh advocates. Both are based on the Dewey philosophy. Constructivism is a learning theory based on constructing activity. Rather than constructing activity, Models Modeling Perspective prizes a construct. The construct is modeling which can be successful beyond school. New Instrumentalism of Mathematics Education prizes the construct as a tool. New Instrumentalism of Mathematics Education and Models Modeling Perspective have three steps of learning processes. In the 1st step, each extracts a model or a content of mathematics as a tool from an everyday situations. In the 2nd step, each polishes a model or the contents of mathematics. In the 3rd step, each aims at use the model or the content of mathematics as a tool in an everyday situations. Thus, both study form is very similar. Therefore, when making a lesson on the New Instrumentalism of Mathematics Education, the lesson of Models Modeling Perspective is consulted very much.
