Learning Difficulties with the Concept of Function in Maths: A Literature Review
The concept of function is a threshold concept in mathematics since it is essential for a deep understanding of the subject and is often problematic for students. Despite the importance of this concept, numerous studies have found that students have several difficulties and misconceptions about it....
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| description | The concept of function is a threshold concept in mathematics since it is essential for a deep understanding of the subject and is often problematic for students. Despite the importance of this concept, numerous studies have found that students have several difficulties and misconceptions about it. This work aims to assess, classify and synthesize the existing information about the learning difficulties and misconceptions related to the concept of function. In this sense, the main achievement of the work is the synthesis and classification by topics of the information gathered from the literature. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-072077744e794ec88e61f17b939a30d72023-12-03T15:04:54ZengMDPI AGEducation Sciences2227-71022023-05-0113549510.3390/educsci13050495Learning Difficulties with the Concept of Function in Maths: A Literature ReviewMacarena Trujillo0Lorena Atarés1María José Canet2María Asunción Pérez-Pascual3Department of Applied Mathematics, Universitat Politècnica de València, 46022 València, SpainDepartment of Food Technology, Universitat Politècnica de València, 46022 València, SpainDepartment of Electronics Engineering, Universitat Politècnica de València, 46022 València, SpainDepartment of Electronics Engineering, Universitat Politècnica de València, 46022 València, SpainThe concept of function is a threshold concept in mathematics since it is essential for a deep understanding of the subject and is often problematic for students. Despite the importance of this concept, numerous studies have found that students have several difficulties and misconceptions about it. This work aims to assess, classify and synthesize the existing information about the learning difficulties and misconceptions related to the concept of function. In this sense, the main achievement of the work is the synthesis and classification by topics of the information gathered from the literature.https://www.mdpi.com/2227-7102/13/5/495concept of functionmathematics teaching and learninglearning difficultiesfunction representation |
| spellingShingle | Macarena Trujillo Lorena Atarés María José Canet María Asunción Pérez-Pascual Learning Difficulties with the Concept of Function in Maths: A Literature Review Education Sciences concept of function mathematics teaching and learning learning difficulties function representation |
| title | Learning Difficulties with the Concept of Function in Maths: A Literature Review |
| title_full | Learning Difficulties with the Concept of Function in Maths: A Literature Review |
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| title_short | Learning Difficulties with the Concept of Function in Maths: A Literature Review |
| title_sort | learning difficulties with the concept of function in maths a literature review |
| topic | concept of function mathematics teaching and learning learning difficulties function representation |
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