Mathematics Education Students’ Understanding of Binomial Series Expansion Based on the APOS Theory

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Benjamin Tatira ORCID

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Resumo

Undergraduate students study the topic of binomial series expansion as part of their Calculus course. The purpose of this study was to explore the mental constructions of binomial series expansion of a class of 159 students. Data were collected through a written assessment task by each member of the class. A convenient sample of eleven students from the class was selected to undertake semi-structured interviews. The Action-Process-Object-Schema theory which was used depicts development of understanding of mathematics concepts through the hierarchical growth of mental constructions. Students in the study coped well with questions requiring action-level engagements but grappled with those calling for higher-level mental constructions, namely, processes and objects. Developing an object conception for a mathematical concept is the pinnacle for all teaching but also the most difficult to develop. Thus, this study underlines the significance of helping students construct object conceptions in binomial series expansion.

Dados da obra

Tipo
Artigo
Periódico
Eurasia Journal of Mathematics Science and Technology Education, v. 17, n. 12, p. em2035
Editora
Modestum Limited
Ano
2021 (2021-10-21)
Idioma
en
Palavras-chave
APOS theory; mental constructions; calculus teaching; mathematics education students; student understanding
Temas
Avaliação, Cálculo
DOI
10.29333/ejmste/11287
ISSN
1305-8215, 1305-8223
Licença
cc-by
Acesso
Acesso aberto
Fontes
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Na Biblioteca desde
01/10/2026 · verificada em 03/10/2026

Como citar

ABNT
TATIRA, Benjamin. Mathematics Education Students’ Understanding of Binomial Series Expansion Based on the APOS Theory. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics Science and Technology Education, v. 17, n. 12, p. em2035, 2021. DOI: https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/11287.

APA

Tatira, B. (2021). Mathematics Education Students’ Understanding of Binomial Series Expansion Based on the APOS Theory. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics Science and Technology Education, 17(12), em2035. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/11287

BibTeX
@article{tatira2021,
  author = {Tatira, Benjamin},
  title = {Mathematics Education Students’ Understanding of Binomial Series Expansion Based on the APOS Theory},
  year = {2021},
  journal = {Eurasia Journal of Mathematics Science and Technology Education},
  volume = {17},
  number = {12},
  pages = {em2035},
  publisher = {Modestum Limited},
  doi = {10.29333/ejmste/11287},
  language = {en}
}
RIS
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PY  - 2021
JO  - Eurasia Journal of Mathematics Science and Technology Education
VL  - 17
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SP  - em2035
DO  - 10.29333/ejmste/11287
LA  - en
ER  - 

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