Acquiring mathematical competences towards modelling: Example using cluster analysis

摘要

The further development of a unified approach for competence-based teaching and learning of mathematics is an important step towards creating European standards, including assessment standards. A necessary stage when solving this ambitious problems is the performance of an in-depth analysis of the current state in various European countries. The article considers some issues in this regard, related to the competence of first-year university students in the context of acquiring competences for mathematical modeling of level one. As an example, the topic of data modeling using cluster analysis and software is presented and analyzed. The results of a survey among students are presented.