Date of Award
2011-01-01
Degree Name
Master of Arts
Department
Math (Teaching)
Advisor(s)
Hamide Dogan
Abstract
The 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 four students taking their first linear algebra course at the college level. The findings provide insight of how first year linear algebra students move from one thinking mode to another and what kind of metonymies and metaphors are used to construct new knowledge. The main purpose of this research was to document and determine the main characteristics that categorize the four students' reasoning.
Language
en
Provenance
Received from ProQuest
Copyright Date
2011
File Size
128 pages
File Format
application/pdf
Rights Holder
Persis Samanta Beaven
Recommended Citation
Beaven, Persis Samanta, "Metaphors, Metonymies, Modes and Linear Algebra" (2011). Open Access Theses & Dissertations. 2440.
https://scholarworks.utep.edu/open_etd/2440