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ERIC Number: EJ1169584
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018
Pages: 26
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0020-739X
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Intra-Mathematical Connections Made by High School Students in Performing Calculus Tasks
García-García, Javier; Dolores-Flores, Crisólogo
International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, v49 n2 p227-252 2018
In this article, we report the results of research that explores the intra-mathematical connections that high school students make when they solve Calculus tasks, in particular those involving the derivative and the integral. We consider mathematical connections as a cognitive process through which a person relates or associates two or more ideas, concepts, definitions, theorems, procedures, representations and meanings among themselves, with other disciplines or with real life. Task-based interviews were used to collect data and thematic analysis was used to analyze them. Through the analysis of the productions of the 25 participants, we identified 223 intra-mathematical connections. The data allowed us to establish a mathematical connections system which contributes to the understanding of higher concepts, in our case, the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus. We found mathematical connections of the types: different representations, procedural, features, reversibility and meaning as a connection.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Mexico
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