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
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;
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
DOI :
10.1109/ICL.2012.6402044
