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| Autor/inn/en | Steketee, Scott; Scher, Daniel |
|---|---|
| Titel | Using Multiple Representations to Teach Composition of Functions |
| Quelle | In: Mathematics Teacher, 106 (2012) 4, S.260-268 (9 Seiten)
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| Sprache | englisch |
| Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz |
| ISSN | 0025-5769 |
| Schlagwörter | Geometric Concepts; Mathematics Instruction; Teaching Methods; Secondary School Mathematics; High School Students; Discussion (Teaching Technique); Concept Formation; Graphs; Numbers; Symbols (Mathematics) |
| Abstract | Composition of functions is one of the five big ideas identified in NCTM's "Developing Essential Understanding of Functions, Grades 9-12" (Cooney, Beckmann, and Lloyd 2010). Through multiple representations (another big idea) and the use of The Geometer's Sketchpad[R] (GSP), students can directly manipulate variables and thus see dynamic visual images of function behavior. The object is to foster students' deep and flexible understanding of what functions are, how they behave, and how they can be composed--crucial prerequisites for mastery of related topics such as transformations of functions, families of functions, and inverses of functions. Depending on students' previous use of GSP and their familiarity with geometric representations of functions, the five activities described in this article will require from three to five class periods of about forty-five or fifty minutes each. Do not rush students; a thorough and unhurried discussion at the end of each activity is critical. Class discussions allow students to think again about what they have done and observed, to review their use of function notation, to compare and contrast different representations of function composition, and to consolidate their understanding. Although all five activities need not be used, doing so gives students the time and experiences that many need to consolidate and generalize their understanding of this challenging topic. (Contains 11 figures and 3 online resources.) (ERIC). |
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| Erfasst von | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC |
| Update | 2017/4/10 |
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