RUME 25
2023
Omaha, Nebraska
How Calculus Students Describe and Use Volume in Calculus and Non-Calculus Tasks
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Existing research indicates that some learning challenges Calculus students face may not be related to the Calculus-specific content, but rather from issues related to prerequisite knowledge. Several Calculus topics such as volume by slicing and volumes of revolution have a prerequisite topic of volume. These Calculus topics tend to be challenging for students in various ways. Better understanding how these students describe and use volume may help inform instructors as well as potential reforms to practices to better support student learning of these Calculus topics.