ERIC Number: EJ1105249
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2015
Pages: 14
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Non-Mathematics Students' Reasoning in Calculus Tasks
Jukic Matic, Ljerka
International Journal of Research in Education and Science, v1 n1 p51-63 Win 2015
This paper investigates the reasoning of first year non-mathematics students in non-routine calculus tasks. The students in this study were accustomed to imitative reasoning from their primary and secondary education. In order to move from imitative reasoning toward more creative reasoning, non-routine tasks were implemented as an explicit part of the students' calculus course. We examined the reasoning of six students in the middle of the calculus course and at the end of the course. The analyzed data showed that the students' reasoning differed in the middle of the course and after having passed the course, in terms of having more characteristics of creative reasoning. In addition, we found several negative met-befores and met-afters affecting the students' knowledge and interfering with their reasoning.
Descriptors: Calculus, College Mathematics, Mathematical Logic, College Students, Creative Thinking, Knowledge Level, Foreign Countries, Interviews, Video Technology, Nonmajors
International Journal of Research in Education and Science. Necmettin Erbakan University, Ahmet Kelesoglu Education Faculty, Meram, Konya 42090 Turkey. e-mail: ijresoffice@gmail.com; Web site: http://www.ijres.net
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Croatia
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