Date of Award
2011-01-01
Degree Name
Master of Arts
Department
Mathematical Sciences
Advisor(s)
Hamide Dogan
Abstract
Analysis focused on the presence of different thinking modes, metonymies, and metaphors found on the interview responses to questions related to linear independence, span, and spanning sets of three students, A12, A22 and C3, taking their first linear algebra course at the college level. Findings provide insight into how first year linear algebra students move from one thinking mode to another, and the kind of metonymies and metaphors are used to construct new knowledge. The main purpose of this research was to discover and analyze the presence of the different modes of thinking and metonymy/metaphors- in the reasoning of these three students.
Language
en
Provenance
Received from ProQuest
Copyright Date
2011
File Size
122 pages
File Format
application/pdf
Rights Holder
Ruben Carrizales
Recommended Citation
Carrizales, Ruben, "Cognitive Constructs In Linear Algebra; Metaphors, Metonymies, Modes" (2011). Open Access Theses & Dissertations. 2253.
https://scholarworks.utep.edu/open_etd/2253