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ERIC Number: EJ543497
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-1954
From Verbal Descriptions To Graphic Representations: Stability and Change in Students' Alternative Conceptions.
Mevarech, Zemira R.; Kramarsky, Bracha
Educational Studies in Mathematics, v32 n3 p229-63 Mar 1997
Investigates students' conceptions and misconceptions relating to the construction of graphs. Qualitative analysis of students' responses identified three main alternative conceptions. Quantitative analyses of the data indicated that overall students did not enter the learning situation as a tabula rasa. Discusses the theoretical and practical implications of the findings. (AIM)
Descriptors: Charts, Concept Formation, Graphs, Mathematical Applications, Mathematical Concepts, Mathematical Logic, Mathematics Instruction, Misconceptions, Secondary Education, Secondary School Mathematics, Thinking Skills, Visual Aids
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Graphing (Mathematics)