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What Do Croatian Pre-Service Teachers Remember from Their Calculus Course?
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Jukic, Ljerka; Brückler, Franka Miriam – Issues in the Undergraduate Mathematics Preparation of School Teachers, 2014
This paper reports a study on retention of core concepts in differential and integral calculus by examining the knowledge of two pre-service mathematics students. The study is conducted using a mixed method approach and the obtained data were analyzed using theory of three worlds of mathematics. The results showed that having good understanding of…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Calculus, Knowledge Level, Recall (Psychology)
Retention of Differential and Integral Calculus: A Case Study of a University Student in Physical Chemistry
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Jukic Matic, Ljerka; Dahl, Bettina – International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 2014
This paper reports a study on retention of differential and integral calculus concepts of a second-year student of physical chemistry at a Danish university. The focus was on what knowledge the student retained 14 months after the course and on what effect beliefs about mathematics had on the retention. We argue that if a student can quickly…
Descriptors: Calculus, Mathematical Concepts, College Students, Concept Formation