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Hogue, Mark; Scarcelli, Dominic – International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 2022
Tangent lines are often first introduced to students in geometry during the study of circles. The topic may be repeatedly reintroduced to students in different contexts throughout their schooling, and often each reintroduction is accompanied by a new, nonequivalent definition of tangent lines. In calculus, tangent lines are again reintroduced to…
Descriptors: Calculus, Mathematics Instruction, Teaching Methods, Mathematical Concepts
Francis Erebholo – Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 2025
Many students across the country experienced a decline in academic performance due to COVID-19. As a result, college readiness measures have fallen short, especially in math. This lack of preparation frequently leads to additional teaching, wasting important class time by going over the prerequisite content again instead of using it to study new…
Descriptors: Intervention, Educational Improvement, Calculus, Mathematics Achievement
Wakhata, Robert; Balimuttajjo, Sudi; Mutarutinya, Védaste – Mathematics Teaching Research Journal, 2023
This is an exploratory study considering instructional methods in mathematics education. The study examined misconceptions arising from selected assignments undertaken by sixty-five students. The students were attending a calculus mathematical course unit on limits of functions, in different academic areas offered at selected tertiary institutions…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Mathematics Instruction, Misconceptions, Calculus
Karama, Muneer Jebreel – Online Submission, 2021
The aim of this research was to study and investigate first year university calculus students' misconceptions about how to use the definition of limit to find the first derivative of functions and then remediate these misconceptions by using APOS theory (Action, Process, Object, and Schema). Students (n = 82 female and male) were selected based on…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, College Mathematics, Calculus, Student Attitudes
Carol Fabby – ProQuest LLC, 2021
Having the ability to make informed decisions about health, financial investments, and even the weather are all important to our everyday lives. However, most people receive no formal education on how to read and understand data presented in formats such as data tables and graphs. Research within the field of statistical reasoning demonstrates a…
Descriptors: Statistics Education, Probability, Algebra, Calculus
El-khateeb, Mahmoud M. A. – Journal of Education and Learning, 2015
The purpose of this study was to investigate the misperceptions and performance of king Saud University students' about concept and finding the limit of same partial functions given in the form of both graphical and symbolic. In the collection of the data, the researcher employed the open-ended question test consisted of four items. Firstly,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Student Attitudes, Misconceptions
Van Dyke, Frances; Malloy, Elizabeth J.; Stallings, Virginia – Canadian Journal of Science, Mathematics and Technology Education, 2014
This article discusses an activity designed to encourage writing to learn in mathematics. There were three stages of data collection. An assessment, requiring basic algebra only, was completed by 118 undergraduates from statistics and calculus courses. Students were given summaries of all participant responses, along with the correct answers.…
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Activities, Content Area Writing
Dumitrascu, Dorin – PRIMUS, 2009
I discuss my experience with teaching an advanced undergraduate Real Analysis class using both lecturing and the small-group guided discovery method. The article is structured as follows. The first section is about the organizational and administrative components of the class. In the second section I give examples of successes and difficulties…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, College Mathematics, Calculus, Numbers
Leviatan, Talma – Mathematics Education Research Journal, 2008
There has been a broad wave of change in tertiary calculus courses in the past decade. However, the much-needed change in tertiary pre-calculus programmes--aimed at bridging the gap between high-school mathematics and tertiary mathematics--is happening at a far slower pace. Following a discussion on the nature of the gap and the objectives of a…
Descriptors: Calculus, Teaching Methods, Transitional Programs, Preservice Teacher Education
Morrow, Margaret – PRIMUS, 2004
Many undergraduate students have difficulty with the transition to proof-based courses in mathematics. This paper discusses students' beliefs about proof and justification in mathematics just prior to entry into such courses. The paper is based on in-depth interviews with students. The data suggests that some students have beliefs that may in part…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Student Attitudes, Calculus, Mathematics Instruction
Hoines, Marit Johnsen, Ed.;; Fuglestad, Anne Berit, Ed. – International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 2004
This document contains the fourth volume of the proceedings of the 28th annual conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education. Conference presentations are centered around the theme "Inclusion and Diversity". This volume features 64 research report papers: (1) Situated or Abstract: The Effect of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Equations (Mathematics), Teaching Methods, Misconceptions