Coordination between High School and University Teachers in Spain to Reduce Mistakes in Calculus
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Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Sciences, Universidad de Oviedo, 33007 Oviedo, Spain
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Instituto de Educación Secundaria Corvera, 33404 Los Campos, Spain
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Mathematics 2019, 7(9), 817; https://doi.org/10.3390/math7090817
Received: 3 August 2019
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Revised: 27 August 2019
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Accepted: 29 August 2019
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Published: 4 September 2019
(This article belongs to the Special Issue New trends in Mathematics Learning)
In level tests carried out in recent years to evaluate the competence acquired by calculus students enrolled in the Computer Software Engineering degree at the University of Oviedo, it has been observed that a significant percentage of students make very similar conceptual errors. This article describes the research undertaken by a working group of teachers called BACUNIMAT, currently made up of two university professors and five high school professors. The name BACUNIMAT is the acronym in Spanish for the High School and University Teachers Working Group. The aim of this research group was to analyze the main deficiencies in mathematical knowledge that students possess upon arrival at university. The analysis was performed in order to propose solutions to alleviate these deficiencies. The research proposes how to focus mathematical teaching in secondary schools in order to better prepare students for university.
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mathematical education; engineering education; mathematical errors; secondary school mathematics; undergraduate mathematics
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Sánchez Lasheras, F.; Fernández Gutiérrez, M.J.; Cereijo Viña, J. Coordination between High School and University Teachers in Spain to Reduce Mistakes in Calculus. Mathematics 2019, 7, 817. https://doi.org/10.3390/math7090817
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Sánchez Lasheras F, Fernández Gutiérrez MJ, Cereijo Viña J. Coordination between High School and University Teachers in Spain to Reduce Mistakes in Calculus. Mathematics. 2019; 7(9):817. https://doi.org/10.3390/math7090817
Chicago/Turabian StyleSánchez Lasheras, Fernando, Manuel J. Fernández Gutiérrez, and Juan Cereijo Viña. 2019. "Coordination between High School and University Teachers in Spain to Reduce Mistakes in Calculus" Mathematics 7, no. 9: 817. https://doi.org/10.3390/math7090817
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