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RESEARCH PAPER
Mathematical Connections Activated in High School Students’ Practice Solving Tasks on the Exponential and Logarithmic Functions
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Universidad Autónoma de Guerrero, MEXICO
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Universitat de Barcelona, SPAIN
Publication date: 2021-08-06
EURASIA J. Math., Sci Tech. Ed 2021;17(9):em1998
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ABSTRACT
The current paper aims to identify the mathematical connections activated by 10 Mexican high
school students while solving mathematical tasks that involve the exponential and logarithmic
function. We used the Expanded Mathematical Connections Model (EMCM) and the Onto-Semiotic Approach of Cognition and Mathematical Instruction (OSA) as theoretical frameworks.
Task-based interviews were used to collect data that was analyzed using thematic and onto-semiotic analyses. It was found that the connection of reversibility is essential for achieving
students’ full understanding of the existent relationship between the exponential and logarithmic
function; however, this requires a network of connections.
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