Date of Award
2010-01-01
Degree Name
Master of Arts
Department
Science Teaching
Advisor(s)
Hamide Dogan-Dunlap
Abstract
Thesis analyzed the presence of two cognitive entities-- modes of thinking and metonymies and metaphors- in the reasoning of three students enrolled in a first year matrix algebra course at a southwest university via the responses given to a set of eight questions asked during one-on-one interviews. The findings of our analysis shed light on the cognitive constructs that students employ to form their understanding of linear algebra concepts. Furthermore, our findings provide clues about the ways in which students move from one mode of thinking to another in the context of varying levels of exposure to graphical, algebraic, and numerical representations.
Language
en
Provenance
Received from ProQuest
Copyright Date
2010
File Size
185 pages
File Format
application/pdf
Rights Holder
Azucena Zamora
Recommended Citation
Zamora, Azucena, "Use of Cognitive Constructs in Linear Algebra" (2010). Open Access Theses & Dissertations. 2815.
https://scholarworks.utep.edu/open_etd/2815
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