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Thompson, Patrick W.; Harel, Guershon – ZDM: Mathematics Education, 2021
Existing literature reviews of calculus learning made an important contribution to our understanding of the development of mathematics education research in this area, particularly their documentation of how research transitioned from studying students' misconceptions to investigating students' understanding and ways of thinking per se. This paper…
Descriptors: Calculus, Fundamental Concepts, Mathematical Concepts, Thinking Skills
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Breen, Sinead; O'Shea, Ann; Pfeiffer, Kirsten – Teaching Mathematics and Its Applications, 2016
We report here on students' views of example generation tasks assigned to them in two first year undergraduate Calculus courses. The design and use of such tasks was undertaken as part of a project which aimed to afford students opportunities to develop their thinking skills and their conceptual understanding. In interviews with 10 students, we…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Student Attitudes, College Mathematics, Calculus
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Cetin, Nezahat – PRIMUS, 2009
This study investigated whether students who are studying calculus were able to determine the graph of the derivative of the functions related to the problems they come across in their daily lives or in applied science. A test was given to science and engineering students at a Turkish university. At the end of this study, it was determined that…
Descriptors: Technology, Teaching Methods, Calculus, Science Education
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Connors, Edward A. – Journal of Computing in Higher Education, 1995
An interactive, multimedia text for calculus instruction that contains the entire contents of a corresponding textbook is evaluated and found to have features that enhance concepts with dynamic examples of graphs and problems that make good use of animation, audio, and video. Its design accommodates diverse student abilities and educational…
Descriptors: Calculus, Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware, Difficulty Level