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Showing 1 to 5 of 5 for “"Concept Image"”.
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Physics experiences and calculus: How students use physics to construct meaningful conceptualizations of calculus concepts in an interdisciplinary calculus /physics course
… their understanding of physics to inform their conceptualizations of calculus concepts. This study utilized a multiple case study design with analysis by and across cases. The cases represent eight first year students in the College of Engineering and Physical Sciences at the University of New …
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Qualitative Entwicklung der Begriffsbildung im Fach Mathematik in der Studieneingangsphase
Der Übergang vom sekundären zum tertiären Bildungsbereich im Fach Mathematik stellt in den vergangenen Jahren ein zentrales Forschungsinteresse der mathematikdidaktischen Forschung dar. Das Forschungsfeld macht hierbei drei grundlegende Bedingungsfaktoren aus: epistemologische und kognitive, …
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A Study of Concept Images and Concept Definitions related to Metric Spaces
The aim of this thesis is to discover some of the concept images held by students concerning metric spaces. I was specifically interested in the concept of an open set in a metric space. This work also addresses the topics of distance and open balls, which are both essential when considering open …
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Learning and understanding in abstract algebra
… described using Tall and Vinner's notion of a concept image, which is the entire cognitive structure associated with a concept, including examples, nonexamples, definitions, representations, and results. Prominent features and components of students' concept images were identified for concepts …
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“Gathering Thinglessness”: Samuel Beckett’s Essayistic Approach To Nothing
… one, I then take a turn to examine “nothing,” a concept/image that is shared by both fields of thought to understand where Beckett’s use of the term fits on a continuum between the two fields. In chapter three, I argue that, contrary to a longstanding argument that Beckett proffers a consistent …