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T1 An Activity Theory approach in explaining engineering students' difficulties with university mathematics
A1 García Alonso, Israel
A1 Anastasakis, Marinos
A1 Zakynthinaki, Maria
A1 Trujillo González, Rodrigo Francisco
A1 Petridis, Konstantinos
A2 Análisis Matemático
AB In this paper we explore the difficulties engineering undergraduates encounter with tertiary mathematics. Results from our survey (N = 71)showthatstudentsinoursamplefaceissuesmostlyrelated to the challenging nature of university mathematics, the absence of workedexamplesduringlecturesandthediscontinuityofschooland university mathematics curricula. By using third generation Activity Theory, we were able to interpret the identified difficulties as contradictions emerging between the school and university activity systemsaswellaswithintheuniversityactivitysystem,andweargue that these difficulties can be treated as stemmingfromthestructural characteristics the two activity systems have.
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NO Marinos Anastasakis , Maria Zakynthinaki , Rodrigo Trujillo-González , Israel García-Alonso & Konstantinos Petridis (2020): An Activity Theory approach in explaining engineering students¿ difficulties with university mathematics, International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, DOI: 10.1080/0020739X.2020.1834156
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RD 14-oct-2024