A clinical interviewing study investigated students' understanding of elementary calculus through tasks on integration and limits¶

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Evidence · 1 study · qualitative r? · q2
Currency · newest study 1983 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

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q2 i? Students' understanding of elementary calculus was investigated using a clinical interviewing method with tasks on integration and limits. → Orton 1983

Evidence¶

Orton 1983¶

Orton, A. (1983). Students' understanding of integration. Educational Studies in Mathematics. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00704699

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Clinical interview study of students' understanding of elementary calculus. The article states that "A clinical interviewing method was used to investigate students' understanding of elementary calculus", with task responses analysed for integration and limits.

"A clinical interviewing method was used to investigate students' understanding of elementary calculus. The analysis of responses to tasks concerned with integration and limits led to detailed data concerning the degree of understanding attained"

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