Students' Understanding of Integration.

Orton, A.

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Publication Date: 1983-Feb

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Students' Understanding of Integration.

Orton, A.

Educational Studies in Mathematics, v14 n1 p1-18 Feb 1983

This study, based on individual interviews with 100 students (aged 16 to 22 years), was designed to investigate understanding of elementary calculus (particularly integration and differentiation). Results indicated that items related to understanding integration as the limit of a sum were difficult even for good students. (Author/MP)

Descriptors: Calculus, College Mathematics, Educational Research, Higher Education, Mathematical Concepts, Mathematics Curriculum, Mathematics Instruction, Secondary Education, Secondary School Mathematics

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (England)

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