Mathematical Connections Activated in High School Students’ Practice Solving Tasks on the Exponential and Logarithmic Functions
Karen Gisel Campo-Meneses 1 , Vicenç Font 2 * , Javier García-García 1 , Alicia Sánchez 2
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1 Universidad Autónoma de Guerrero, MEXICO2 Universitat de Barcelona, SPAIN* Corresponding Author

Abstract

The current paper aims to identify the mathematical connections activated by 10 Mexican high school students while solving mathematical tasks that involve the exponential and logarithmic function. We used the Expanded Mathematical Connections Model (EMCM) and the Onto-Semiotic Approach of Cognition and Mathematical Instruction (OSA) as theoretical frameworks. Task-based interviews were used to collect data that was analyzed using thematic and onto-semiotic analyses. It was found that the connection of reversibility is essential for achieving students’ full understanding of the existent relationship between the exponential and logarithmic function; however, this requires a network of connections.

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Article Type: Research Article

EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed, 2021, Volume 17, Issue 9, Article No: em1998

https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/11126

Publication date: 06 Aug 2021

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