Difficulties and Performance in Mathematics Competences: Solving Problems with Derivatives
| Autor: | Verónica Díaz Quezada |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
| Předmět: |
Mathematical thinking
Secondary education Higher education LC8-6691 business.industry 05 social sciences General Engineering 050301 education Theory and practice of education Special aspects of education Education mathematical competences problem solving derivatives difficulties engineering programs higher education 0502 economics and business Mathematics education business 0503 education Competence (human resources) 050203 business & management LB5-3640 |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Engineering Pedagogy (iJEP), Vol 10, Iss 4, Pp 35-53 (2020) |
| ISSN: | 2192-4880 |
| Popis: | The objectives of this research are to assess the performance of engineering stu-dents when using mathematical competences to solve problems with derivatives, to analyze their difficulties, and to observe which secondary school contents are essential for this purpose. The study is descriptive and exploratory with the use of quantitative methods. The participants are students of three competence-based engineering programs of a Chilean University. The results show a limited knowledge of secondary education mathematical contents like algebra, the main mathematical functions, and proportional geometry. The presence of difficulties associated to mathematical thinking processes and the complexity of mathematical objects are also evident. However, everyday problems in an artificial or fantasy context were more appealing for students, who solved most of them correctly. Even though these problems are imaginary, they were formulated using situations that engineering students face every day. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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