ERIC Number: EJ1489534
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025
Pages: 26
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0021-8251
EISSN: EISSN-1945-2306
Available Date: 0000-00-00
Middle School Students' Meanings of Points from Quantitative and Covariational Reasoning Perspectives
Halil I. Tasova; Kevin C. Moore
Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, v56 n5 p233-258 2025
We examine the meanings students give to points when they are graphing relationships between quantities in dynamic, experiential contexts. Using data from teaching experiments with middle-grades students, we illustrate two main categories of meanings: iconic and quantitative. We then introduce four distinct subcategories of meanings: (a) iconic and transformed iconic translations (a point represents an object or location), (b) nonunited points (a point represents a single quantity's magnitude), (c) spatial-quantitative multiplicative objects (a point is an object or location with quantitative properties), and (d) quantitative multiplicative objects in conventional and nonconventional planes (a point represents two quantities' magnitudes). We discuss the implications of these meanings for research, teaching, and curriculum development.
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Graphs, Middle School Mathematics, Statistical Analysis, Grade 7, Grade 6, Logical Thinking, Mathematics Instruction
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education; Elementary Education; Grade 7; Grade 6; Intermediate Grades
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Language: English
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)
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Grant or Contract Numbers: 1350342; 192053
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