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Biza, Irene; Zachariades, Theodossios – Journal of Mathematical Behavior, 2010
This study concerns 182 first year mathematics undergraduates' perspectives on the tangent line of function graph in the light of a previous study on Year 12 pupils' perspectives. The aim was the investigation of tangency images that settle after undergraduates' distancing from the notion for a few months and after their participation in…
Descriptors: Geometry, Student Attitudes, Undergraduate Students, Mathematics Tests
Husen, Torsten – Phi Delta Kappan, 1983
Discusses the limitations of crossnational comparisons of secondary student performance in the U.S. and selected European and Pacific industrial countries, using mathematics and science data from the International Assessment for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA). Suggests the most serious problem is the rise of a new educational…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Comparative Testing, Cross Cultural Studies