Research Article

Effect of teaching with mathematical modeling on students’ mathematics achievements: A meta-analysis

Volume: 12 Number: 3 September 4, 2025
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Effect of teaching with mathematical modeling on students’ mathematics achievements: A meta-analysis

Abstract

Considering its relationships with real life and mathematics, mathematical modeling is one of the most effective ways of learning and teaching mathematics. In this study, the effect of teaching with mathematical modeling on students’ mathematics achievement was examined using the meta-analysis method. An effect size of 51 was achieved with 45 studies that met the inclusion criteria. Random effects model and Hedges’s g value were used to calculate effect sizes, and the source of heterogeneity was tried to be determined through moderator analyses. Possible publication bias was examined with the funnel plot, Rosenthal’s fail-safe N, Orwin’s fail-safe N, Egger’s linear regression analysis, Begg and Mazumdar’s rank correlation, and Duval and Tweedie’s trim-and-fill methods, and no findings of publication bias were found. According to the effect size results showed that the effect of teaching with mathematical modeling on students’ mathematics achievement is high level (g=0.845, p<.001, 95% CI:0.712-0.978). In addition, the effect sizes show a heterogeneous distribution (Q=174.533, df=50, p<.001). While the effect of teaching with mathematical modeling on students’ mathematics achievement differed statistically according to the moderators of research design (QB=11.894, df=1, p<.05) and the contents of mathematical modeling (i.e., learning area/subject) (QB=19.941, df=6, p<.05), it did not differ statistically according to the moderators of publication type (QB=3.666, df=2, p>.05), level of education (QB=3.497, df=3, p>.05), or implementation period (QB=3.200, df=2, p>.05). Some suggestions are presented at the end of the study for researchers and practitioners regarding teaching with mathematical modeling.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Classroom Measurement Practices

Journal Section

Research Article

Early Pub Date

July 21, 2025

Publication Date

September 4, 2025

Submission Date

July 12, 2024

Acceptance Date

March 6, 2025

Published in Issue

Year 2025 Volume: 12 Number: 3

APA
Ünlü, V., & Ertekin, E. (2025). Effect of teaching with mathematical modeling on students’ mathematics achievements: A meta-analysis. International Journal of Assessment Tools in Education, 12(3), 549-575. https://doi.org/10.21449/ijate.1515073

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