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Tuluk, Güler – Journal of Curriculum and Teaching, 2020
This study questions the dominant approach in the presentation of the concept of slope in undergraduate education through mathematics textbooks. For this purpose, five mathematics textbooks, were analyzed for problems related to slope, and similarities and differences were revealed. First, the subjects related to the slope in the textbooks were…
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Textbooks, College Mathematics, Mathematical Concepts
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Doruk, Muhammet – International Journal of Research in Education and Science, 2019
The aim of this study is to question freshmen's conceptual knowledge on function. In this context, after the teaching of the function, students' skills of defining the concept of function, interpreting the definition and multirepresentation for the function were examined. In the study, qualitative research approach was adopted and was an example…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Freshmen, Knowledge Level, Mathematics Instruction
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Turgut, Melih – International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 2018
In this work, students' thinking modes and representation types in linear algebra are investigated through statistical implicative analysis techniques. Specifically, our research question considers the implicative relationships between students' thinking modes and representation types of linear algebra. The participants were 74 undergraduate…
Descriptors: Interaction, Algebra, Correlation, Undergraduate Students
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Karakus, Fatih; Aydin, Bünyamin – Malaysian Online Journal of Educational Technology, 2017
This study aimed at determining the effects of using a computer algebra system (CAS) on undergraduate students' spatial visualization skills in a calculus course. This study used an experimental design. The "one group pretest-posttest design" was the research model. The participants were 41 sophomore students (26 female and 15 male)…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, College Mathematics, Algebra
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Öçal, Mehmet Fatih – Malaysian Online Journal of Educational Technology, 2017
Graphing function is an important issue in mathematics education due to its use in various areas of mathematics and its potential roles for students to enhance learning mathematics. The use of some graphing software assists students' learning during graphing functions. However, the display of graphs of functions that students sketched by hand may…
Descriptors: Misconceptions, Mathematical Concepts, Computer Software, Calculus
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Delice, Ali; Sevimli, Eyup – Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 2010
Using different representations and having flexibility of transition between representations throughout the definite integral problem-solving process are thought to be effective on the development of conceptual understanding and students' performance. The study aims at considering the effects of representations used in the definite integral on…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Problem Solving, Mathematics Skills, College Mathematics
Yorganci, Serpil – Online Submission, 2006
The aim of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of computer-based/assisted teaching method using ISETL [Interactive SET Language] programming language on students' understanding of subgroup and group concepts. The data was collected from a group of students by means of written assessments and clinical interviews. Analysis of student's…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Foreign Countries, Teaching Methods, Programming Languages