Hacia un planteamiento interdisciplinar en la iniciación a la modelización económica en el Bachillerato: una propuesta en torno a la derivada y el análisis marginal

María Gutiérrez-Portilla; Paula  Gutiérrez-Portilla; Pedro  Álvarez-Causelo

doi:10.46661/ijeri.4701

Authors

María Gutiérrez-Portilla University of Cantabria
Paula Gutiérrez-Portilla University of Cantabria
Pedro Álvarez-Causelo University of Cantabria https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8108-3762

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46661/ijeri.4701

Keywords:

Economic models, marginal analysis, derivative function, virtual learning object, interdisciplinary approach

Abstract

The paper describes a virtual learning object (VLO) built under an interdisciplinary perspective integrating Economía and Matemáticas aplicadas a las Ciencias Sociales, which are both subjects within the Humanidades y Ciencias Sociales area in Bachillerato. Such VLO is created out of a sequence of applications designed in the software Geogebra and organized around the mathematical concept of the derivative function and its role as an essential tool in economic modelling (mainly linked to what is usually known as marginal analysis).

The proposal aims to exemplify a set of materials and activities that could be designed and used in an integrated way by teachers of both subjects. From the viewpoint of teaching Economía, this type of approaches may facilitate the transfer of mathematical knowledge to the field of economic modelling, which is especially relevant when taking into consideration the propaedeutic purpose of Bachillerato. Concerning the teaching in Matemáticas, research on its didactics as well as the curriculum content for the Educación Secundaria Obligatoria (ESO) and Bachillerato highlight the dual goal of developing students’ modelling competency and enhancing their learning of the mathematical concepts involved.

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