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Bossé, Michael J.; Adu-Gyamfi, Kwaku; Chandler, Kayla – International Journal for Mathematics Teaching and Learning, 2014
Understanding how students translate between mathematical representations is of both practical and theoretical importance. This study examined students' processes in their generation of symbolic and graphic representations of given polynomial functions. The purpose was to investigate how students perform these translations. The result of the study…
Descriptors: Mathematical Concepts, Cognitive Processes, Student Behavior, Mathematics Education
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Bosse, Michael J.; Adu-Gyamfi, Kwaku; Cheetham, Meredith – International Journal for Mathematics Teaching and Learning, 2011
Student ability, teacher expectations, respective degrees of difficulty, and curriculum and instructional practices all work together to provide students experiences leading to differing levels of success in respect to mathematical translations. Herein, we discuss teacher beliefs and instructional practices, investigate why some translations seem…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Calculus, Algebra, Academic Ability