On concept images of monotonicity of Finnish secondary students – with comparison and reference to tertiary students

2017

Master's thesis Mathematics Education MA502 - University of Agder 2017 This study is titled “On concept images of monotonicity of Finnish secondary students – with comparison and reference to tertiary students”. The aim is to examine: (1) What kind of aspects of monotonicity are present and, possibly, dominant in the upper secondary school students’ (advanced level) concept images? (2) What are the most typical misconceptions and deficiencies in mathematical reasoning that the participants have concerning monotonicity? (3) To what extent do the results and answers to (1) and (2) compare with the results of university students? This thesis makes use of the study of Tossavainen, Haukkanen and…