• DocumentCode
    587236
  • Title

    Calculus for beyond school applications: Mathematizing a situation simulated in a Virtual Environment

  • Author

    Shipulina, O.V. ; Liljedahl, P. ; Smith, Derek H.

  • Author_Institution
    Fac. of Educ., Simon Fraser Univ., Vancouver, BC, Canada
  • fYear
    2012
  • fDate
    26-28 Sept. 2012
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    7
  • Abstract
    The study explores how students, who had completed the AP calculus course, applied their knowledge, mathematizing a situation simulated in the Second Life Virtual Environment.
  • Keywords
    calculus; computer aided instruction; educational courses; mathematics computing; virtual reality; AP calculus course; Second Life virtual environment; school applications; virtual environment; Calculus; Cognition; Computational modeling; Educational institutions; Mathematical model; Realistic Mathematics Education; calculus; virtual environment;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Interactive Collaborative Learning (ICL), 2012 15th International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Villach
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4673-2425-0
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-4673-2426-7
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ICL.2012.6402044
  • Filename
    6402044