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ERIC Number: EJ498208
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1994
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ISSN: ISSN-0732-3123
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On Ways of Symbolizing: The Case of Laura and the Velocity Sign.
Nemirovsky, Ricardo
Journal of Mathematical Behavior, v13 n4 p389-422 Dec 1994
Presents a case study of how one 11th-grader learned the meaning of the velocity sign. Her learning was not just an acknowledgment of a rule but also a broad questioning and revision of her thinking about graphs and motion. (16 references) (Author/MKR)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Cognitive Processes, Grade 11, Graphs, High School Students, High Schools, Mathematics Education, Motion, Physics, Science Education, Symbols (Mathematics), Vectors (Mathematics), Velocity
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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