Abstract
This paper reports on a study that investigates the difficulties encountered by first year undergraduate mathematics students during their transition from school to university mathematics. The research is a case study of five students who were followed regularly from the beginning until the end of the semester through questionnaires and interviews while they were attending a Calculus course. The results of the research revealed difficulties faced by undergraduate students regarding the content of the module and the social and academic context. In addition, the research suggests a categorization according to the approaches that students adopted in order to tackle these problems.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of the Ninth Congress of the European Society for Research in Mathematics Education |
| Place of Publication | Prague, Czech Republic |
| Publisher | CERME |
| Pages | 2287-2288 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| Publication status | Published - 2015 |
| Event | 9th Congress of European Research in Mathematics Education (CERME9) - Prague, Czech Republic Duration: 4 Feb 2015 → 8 Feb 2015 |
Conference
| Conference | 9th Congress of European Research in Mathematics Education (CERME9) |
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| Country/Territory | Czech Republic |
| City | Prague |
| Period | 4/02/15 → 8/02/15 |