NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 5 results Save | Export
Seyed Saman Saboksayr – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Graph Signal Processing (GSP) plays a crucial role in addressing the growing need for information processing across networks, especially in tasks like supervised classification. However, the success of GSP in such tasks hinges on accurately identifying the underlying relational structures, which are often not readily available and must be inferred…
Descriptors: Networks, Topology, Graphs, Information Processing
Sawrey, Katharine B. – ProQuest LLC, 2018
This work is an exploration of upper elementary students' sense making around four conventional representations of function: equations with algebraic notation, Cartesian graphs, function tables, and natural language. The cornerstone to the empirical work is a task called the Function Puzzle, where students are given 16 cards representing four…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Mathematical Concepts, Algebra, Graphs
O'Dell, Jenna R. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The goal of this study was to document the characteristics of students' dispositions towards mathematics when they engaged in the exploration of parts of unsolved problems: Graceful Tree Conjecture and Collatz Conjecture. Ten students, Grades 4 and 5, from an after-school program in the Midwest participated in the study. I focused on the…
Descriptors: Problem Solving, Mathematics Instruction, Elementary School Students, Elementary School Mathematics
Earnest, Darrell Steven – ProQuest LLC, 2012
This dissertation explores fifth and eighth grade students' interpretations of three kinds of mathematical representations: number lines, the Cartesian plane, and graphs of linear functions. Two studies were conducted. In Study 1, I administered the paper-and-pencil Linear Representations Assessment (LRA) to examine students'…
Descriptors: Mathematical Concepts, Graphs, Visual Aids, Grade 5
Ratliff, Bobby Kevin – ProQuest LLC, 2009
The purpose of this study was to determine (1) strategies students use when solving composition problems and the difficulties they encounter; (2) conceptions and/or misconceptions students have with respect to composition of functions; and (3) the effect of using dynamic visualization during instruction on students' understanding of composition of…
Descriptors: Test Items, Visualization, Concept Formation, Calculus