ERIC Number: EJ1109114
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2016-Aug
Pages: 21
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ISSN: ISSN-1571-0068
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Progression towards Functions: Students' Performance on Three Tasks about Variables from Grades 7 to 12
Ayalon, Michal; Watson, Anne; Lerman, Steve
International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, v14 n6 p1153-1173 Aug 2016
Identifying and expressing relations between quantities is a key aspect of understanding and using functions. We are aiming to understand the development of functions understanding throughout school years in Israel. A survey instrument was developed with teachers and given to 20 high and average achieving students from each of years 7-11 and to 10 high achieving students from year 12, a total of 110 students. Our analytical approach is to identify qualitatively what students appeared to do and whether their approaches led to complete solutions. We look for progress in understanding variables and relations between them, and we found that there does not appear to be a strong link between curriculum and informal understandings of variables and covariation, but there are other strengths.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Surveys, High Achievement, Secondary School Students, Problem Solving, Mathematical Concepts, Mathematics Curriculum, Secondary School Mathematics, Mathematics Achievement, Correlation, Concept Formation
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Secondary Education; Grade 7; Grade 8; Grade 9; Grade 10; Grade 11; Grade 12
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Israel
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