PROCEEDINGS OF THE 21ST ANNUAL CONFERENCE ON RESEARCH IN UNDERGRADUATE MATHEMATICS EDUCATION
2018
San Diego, California
A Framework for Analyzing Written Curriculum from a Shape-Thinking and (Co)variational Reasoning Perspective
Page: 1527
This preliminary study provides a framework to analyze the extent and nature of (co)variational and quantitative reasoning in written curriculum. In order to test and refine our framework, we examined both the narratives and worked examples in calculus textbooks on lessons dealing with the topic of functions. We present examples from those textbooks to illustrate the categories of our framework. We conclude with questions concerning potential areas to improve our framework.