Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education

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García-García, J., Rodríguez-Nieto, C. A., Salgado-Beltrán, G., & Zavaleta-Bautista, A. (2025). Alternative conceptions emerging in pre-university students while making mathematical connections in derivative and integral tasks. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 21(8), em2685. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/16732

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García-García J, Rodríguez-Nieto CA, Salgado-Beltrán G, Zavaleta-Bautista A. Alternative conceptions emerging in pre-university students while making mathematical connections in derivative and integral tasks. EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed. 2025;21(8):em2685. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/16732

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García-García J, Rodríguez-Nieto CA, Salgado-Beltrán G, Zavaleta-Bautista A. Alternative conceptions emerging in pre-university students while making mathematical connections in derivative and integral tasks. EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed. 2025;21(8), em2685. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/16732

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García-García, Javier, Camilo Andrés Rodríguez-Nieto, Gerardo Salgado-Beltrán, and Antonio Zavaleta-Bautista. "Alternative conceptions emerging in pre-university students while making mathematical connections in derivative and integral tasks". Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education 2025 21 no. 8 (2025): em2685. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/16732

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García-García, J., Rodríguez-Nieto, C. A., Salgado-Beltrán, G., and Zavaleta-Bautista, A. (2025). Alternative conceptions emerging in pre-university students while making mathematical connections in derivative and integral tasks. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 21(8), em2685. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/16732

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García-García, Javier et al. "Alternative conceptions emerging in pre-university students while making mathematical connections in derivative and integral tasks". Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, vol. 21, no. 8, 2025, em2685. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/16732