Taking advantage of the different types of mathematical languages to promote students’ meaningful learning

 

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Autor: Alfaro Víquez, Helen
Formato: comunicación de congreso
Fecha de Publicación:2019
Descripción:The low performance in mathematics of non-mathematics majors has forced institutions of higher education to implement different measures to address the problem. Many of these measures have focused on curriculum modifications. This study presents a methodological way of approaching the problem, using written exercises that combine the symbolic, natural and pictorial language to improve the mathematical learning of the students. These exercises promote the development of essential mathematical skills to achieve successful mathematical learning. In this paper, I describe one exercise and analyze the solutions of 28 students of Calculus 1 course, at the University of Costa Rica. The results suggest that the exercises allow to explore the benefits of the different mathematical languages, so that the students can make connections between knowledge and theoretical concepts.
País:Kérwá
Institución:Universidad de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Kérwá
Lenguaje:Inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:kerwa.ucr.ac.cr:10669/87678
Acceso en línea:https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-02435228/document
https://hdl.handle.net/10669/87678
Palabra clave:mathematical languages
university mathematics education
languaging exercises
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EDUCATION
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