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Ways of Thinking for Developing an Understanding of Covariational Reasoning in Undergraduate Calculus Students
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Previous research discusses students' difficulties in grasping an operational understanding of covariational reasoning. In this study, I interviewed four undergraduate students in calculus and pre-calculus classes to determine their ways of thinking when working on an animated covariation problem. With previous studies in mind and with the use of technology, I devised an interview method, which I structured using multiple phases of pre-planned support. With these interviews, I gathered information about two main aspects about students' thinking: how students think when attempting to reason covariationally and which of the identified ways of thinking are most propitious for the development of an understanding of covariational reasoning. I will discuss how, based on interview data, one of the five identified ways of thinking about covariational reasoning is highly propitious, while the other four are somewhat less propitious.
Date Created
2014-05
Contributors
- Whitmire, Benjamin James (Author)
- Thompson, Patrick (Thesis director)
- Musgrave, Stacy (Committee member)
- Moore, Kevin C. (Committee member)
- Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor)
- School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences (Contributor)
- T. Denny Sanford School of Social and Family Dynamics (Contributor)
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34 pages
Language
eng
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In Copyright
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Academic Year 2013-2014
Handle
https://hdl.handle.net/2286/R.I.22922
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minimal
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