Frontiers in Educational Research, 2026, 9(6); doi: 10.25236/FER.2026.090615.
Changhong Yang1, Baoping Yan2
1Duyun No.5 Middle School, Duyun, 558000, Guizhou, China
2Tongren University, Tongren, 554300, Guizhou, China
To ensure the effective delivery of mathematical modeling courses in universities, it is necessary to fully understand the current status of freshmen’s mathematical modeling competence. This study conducted a mathematical modeling competence test among 148 freshmen from the School of Big Data of Tongren University, and analyzed the collected data via SPSS. The results indicate two major conclusions. First, insufficient attention has been paid to mathematical modeling training in secondary education, resulting in an overall low level of mathematical modeling competence among university freshmen. Second, students’ mathematical modeling ability shows no significant correlation with their hometown or gender. Accordingly, great importance should be attached to the cultivation of mathematical modeling competence for pre-service mathematics teacher.
local universities; mathematical modeling competence; pre-service teacher training
Changhong Yang, Baoping Yan. Thoughts on the Cultivation of Mathematical Modeling Competence of Pre-service Mathematics Teacher in Local Universities. Frontiers in Educational Research (2026), Vol. 9, Issue 6: 113-117. https://doi.org/10.25236/FER.2026.090615.
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