2021 Research in Undergraduate Mathematics Education Reports
2021
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Connecting Computation: Mediating Mathematical Knowledge Through Computational Modules
Page: 30
This study examined the nature of Calculus II student’s engagement with MATLAB modules and the ways in which the computational modules mediated student’s understanding of Taylor series. Through analysis of observations and interviews, using an instrumental genesis framework, a pattern of student’s views on the relationship between mathematics and computation developed in relation to student ability to conjecture and engage in mediated epistemic interactions with the MATLAB modules. This study highlights how the conceptualization of the two areas as distinct poses barriers and challenges for students, thereby questioning how to develop computational environments that support mediated epistemic interactions.