The Development of a Reference Framework for Measuring Students' Understanding in a First Year Calculus Course
dc.contributor.advisor | Breiteig, T | |
dc.contributor.advisor | Persens, J | |
dc.contributor.advisor | Torkildsen, O | |
dc.contributor.author | Kannemeyer, LD | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2024-01-29T07:38:00Z | |
dc.date.available | 2024-01-29T07:38:00Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2003 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11394/10633 | |
dc.description | Doctor Educationis | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | This thesis investigates the development of an instrument, a reference framework, for measuring students' understanding of mathematical concepts in a first year calculus course at the University of the Western Cape (UWC). The reference framework is a detailed method for analysing students' written and oral responses to non-routine questions. Criteria for constructing the reference framework are established within the context of a theoretical framework developed to model understanding, and based on analysis of empirical data collected by the author and those gleaned in relevant literature. A "fuzzy" measure of the level of students' understanding is also implemented. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | UWC | en_US |
dc.subject | reference framework | en_US |
dc.subject | explanation categories | en_US |
dc.subject | non-routine questions | en_US |
dc.subject | student mathematical text | en_US |
dc.title | The Development of a Reference Framework for Measuring Students' Understanding in a First Year Calculus Course | en_US |
dc.rights.holder | UWC | en_US |