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From Verbal Descriptions To Graphic Representations: Stability and Change in Students' Alternative Conceptions.
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Mevarech, Zemira R.; Kramarsky, Bracha – Educational Studies in Mathematics, 1997
Investigates students' conceptions and misconceptions relating to the construction of graphs. Qualitative analysis of students' responses identified three main alternative conceptions. Quantitative analyses of the data indicated that overall students did not enter the learning situation as a tabula rasa. Discusses the theoretical and practical…
Descriptors: Charts, Concept Formation, Graphs, Mathematical Applications