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Publication Date: 2011-Jan
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Using Dynamic Sketches to Enhance Preservice Secondary Mathematics Teachers' Understanding of Limits of Sequences
Cory, Beth L.; Garofalo, Joe
Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, v42 n1 p65-96 Jan 2011
This study investigates 3 preservice secondary mathematics teachers' understandings of limits of sequences and their changing conceptions of limit during and after instruction involving interactive, dynamic sketches embodying the formal definition of the limit of a sequence. Manipulating a coherent visual representation of the formal definition in the contexts of various sequences, coupled with answering carefully chosen questions and completing interview tasks before, during, and after technology-enhanced instruction, gave the participants opportunities to investigate and reflect on their own concept image as they compared their understandings to the results of the actions they performed on the sketch. (Contains 5 figures and 1 footnote.)
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Mathematics Teachers, Secondary School Teachers, Secondary School Mathematics, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics, Calculus, Concept Formation, Multimedia Materials, Visual Aids, Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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