International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (PME)

Proceedings of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education · Volume 1

The Role of Drawing Type for Drawing Construction and Use in Mathematical Modelling

Oliver Baumann, Johanna Schoenherr, Pia Gödecke, Jascha Quarder, Stanislaw Schukajlow, Maike Schindler

Osnabrueck University

49th Annual Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, PME 2026Helsinki27 July 2026 - 1 August 2026pp. 131–138ISSN 2790-36482026Scopus conference code 336559
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Abstract

Different types of drawings influence their effectiveness in solving modelling problems, however, the underlying processes are still not fully known. This study investigates how a drawing’s level of abstraction relates to students’ drawing construction, drawing use, and modelling performance in geometry. Sixty-six ninth- and tenth-graders solved six geometry modelling problems with instructions to make a drawing while their gaze movements were recorded. Path analysis showed that students whose gaze movements indicated more effective drawing construction created more abstract drawings. More abstract drawings were indirectly related to better modelling performance via more effective drawing use. Thus, instructional support should focus on fostering both the construction of abstract drawings and their effective use in modelling.

Keywords

Learner-generated DrawingsDrawing TypeModelling

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Baumann, O., Schoenherr, J., Gödecke, P., Quarder, J., Schukajlow, S., & Schindler, M. (2026). The Role of Drawing Type for Drawing Construction and Use in Mathematical Modelling. In Krzywacki H., Hähkiöniemi M., Haataja E., Hannula M.S., Hästö P. (Eds.), Proceedings of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, Volume 1 (pp. 131–138). Psychology of Mathematics Education (PME). ISSN 2790-3648.
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