Identifying routines in the discourse of undergraduate students when defining

• Published in: Mathematics education research journal Vol. 33; no. 2; pp. 301 - 319
• Main Authors: Fernández-León, Aurora, Gavilán-Izquierdo, José María, González-Regaña, Alfonso J., Martín-Molina, Verónica, Toscano, Rocío
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 01.06.2021; Springer; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Cognitive Processes; College students; Definitions; Education; Geometric Concepts; Mathematical analysis; Mathematics Education; Mathematics Skills; Original Article; Routines; Students; Undergraduate Students; Undergraduate study; Routines; Theory of commognition; Undergraduate students; Defining

In this paper, we study how undergraduate students define 3D geometrical solids. With this aim, we have identified the routines that are present in the discourse of the students when describing and defining these solids. These routines are one of the properties that characterise the mathematical dis...