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Mathematical Literacy, Mathematical Modeling, and Realistic Mathematics Problems

discipline. In this way, skills for sustainable development might be strength-
ened.
Students build their mathematical models based on their experiences and
continuously refine and abstract them according to their capacity for ab-
stract thinking. It is crucial that mathematics teaching is connected to real-
world experiences. This way, all students can follow mathematics instruction
by creating mental models based on real situations or objects, which they
can recall and use for building further mathematical knowledge. It is impor-
tant for students to be active participants in their learning, rather than be-
ing led to mechanistically accept concepts, rules, and procedures for practi-
cal use.

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