Abstract

TRIGUEROS G., María  and  ESCANDON M., Covadonga. Los conceptos relevantes en el aprendizaje de la graficación: un análisis a través de la estadística implicativa. RMIE [online]. 2008, vol.13, n.36, pp.59-85. ISSN 1405-6666.

Various studies show that students experience difficulties in understanding specific concepts of differential calculus. Some studies point to the obstacles represented by having to integrate different concepts into solving specific problems, including the writing of functions. The current study analyzes the responses of a group of students as they solve such problems by using implicative and cohesive statistics as an analytical tool. The results show the importance of understanding the second derivative and the intervals into which the domain is subdivided, due to the function's properties for successfully solving problems. It is evident that the use of this tool in such studies is not only pertinent but also highly useful.

Keywords : teaching mathematics; higher education; statistical analysis; problem-solving; Mexico.