Promoting Productive Understandings of Rate of Change in Calculus Courses

Autor/in	Yu, F.
Titel	Promoting Productive Understandings of Rate of Change in Calculus Courses
Quelle	In: PRIMUS, 33 (2023) 9, S.965-980 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Yu, F.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1051-1970
DOI	10.1080/10511970.2023.2214891
Schlagwörter	Mathematics Instruction; College Mathematics; Calculus; Mathematical Concepts; Concept Formation; Program Effectiveness; Student Evaluation + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Mathematics lessons; Mathematikunterricht; Analysis; Differenzialrechnung; Infinitesimalrechnung; Integralrechnung; Concept learning; Begriffsbildung; Schulnote; Studentische Bewertung
Abstract	A productive understanding of rate of change concept is essential for constructing a robust understanding of derivatives. There is substantial evidence in the research that students enter and leave their Calculus courses with naive understandings of rate of change. Implementing a short unit on "what is rate of change" can address these issues and better support students in understanding the fundamental ideas of Calculus. This paper provides a short teaching intervention that instructors can utilize to help students build a productive understanding of rate of change that will aid them in understanding derivatives as instantaneous rates of change. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01