ERIC Number: ED629976
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2020-Dec
Pages: 9
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Investing Undergraduate Students' Generalizing Activity in a Computational Setting
Lockwood, Elise; De Chenne, Adaline
North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (42nd, Mazatlán, Mexico and Online, May 27-Jun 6, 2021)
Computational activity is increasingly relevant in education and society, and researchers have investigated its role in students' mathematical thinking and activity. More work is needed within mathematics education to explore ways in which computational activity might afford development of mathematical practices. In this paper, we specifically examine the generalizing activity of undergraduate students who solved combinatorial problems in the context of Python programming. We demonstrate instances of generalizing in terms of Ellis et al.'s (2017) framework, and we argue that some opportunities were facilitated and supported by the computational setting in which the students worked. [For the complete proceedings, see ED629884.]
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Computation, Problem Solving, Programming, Generalization, Mathematics Activities, Student Behavior, Skill Development, Cognitive Processes
North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education. e-mail: pmena.steeringcommittee@gmail.com; Web site: http://www.pmena.org/
Publication Type: Speeches/Meeting Papers; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)
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Grant or Contract Numbers: 1650943
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