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ERIC Number: EJ429212
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1991
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Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0021-8251
Models of Limit Held by College Calculus Students.
Williams, Steven R.
Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, v22 n3 p219-36 May 1991
A study documented 10 college students' understanding of the limit concept and the factors affecting changes in that understanding. Encouragement by the researchers for the students to change their common informal models of limit to more formal conceptions were met with extreme resistance. (Author/JJK)
Descriptors: Calculus, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Structures, College Mathematics, Concept Formation, Higher Education, Mathematical Concepts, Mathematical Models, Mathematics Education, Qualitative Research
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Researchers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Limits (Mathematics); Mathematics Education Research