Mathematical Connections Activated in High School Students’ Practice Solving Tasks on the Exponential and Logarithmic Functions

Karen Gisel Campo-Meneses; Vicenç Font; Javier García-García; Alicia Sánchez

doi:10.29333/ejmste/11126

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Karen Gisel Campo-Meneses ¹ , Vicenç Font ² ^* , Javier García-García ¹ , Alicia Sánchez ²

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¹ Universidad Autónoma de Guerrero, MEXICO² Universitat de Barcelona, SPAIN^* Corresponding Author

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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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exponential function
logarithmic function
mathematical connections
mathematical practice

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EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed, 2021, Volume 17, Issue 9, Article No: em1998

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Campo-Meneses, K. G., Font, V., García-García, J., & Sánchez, A. (2021). Mathematical Connections Activated in High School Students’ Practice Solving Tasks on the Exponential and Logarithmic Functions. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 17(9), em1998. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/11126

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Campo-Meneses KG, Font V, García-García J, Sánchez A. Mathematical Connections Activated in High School Students’ Practice Solving Tasks on the Exponential and Logarithmic Functions. EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed. 2021;17(9):em1998. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/11126

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Campo-Meneses KG, Font V, García-García J, Sánchez A. Mathematical Connections Activated in High School Students’ Practice Solving Tasks on the Exponential and Logarithmic Functions. EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed. 2021;17(9), em1998. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/11126

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Campo-Meneses, Karen Gisel, Vicenç Font, Javier García-García, and Alicia Sánchez. "Mathematical Connections Activated in High School Students’ Practice Solving Tasks on the Exponential and Logarithmic Functions". Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education 2021 17 no. 9 (2021): em1998. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/11126

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Campo-Meneses, K. G., Font, V., García-García, J., and Sánchez, A. (2021). Mathematical Connections Activated in High School Students’ Practice Solving Tasks on the Exponential and Logarithmic Functions. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 17(9), em1998. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/11126

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Campo-Meneses, Karen Gisel et al. "Mathematical Connections Activated in High School Students’ Practice Solving Tasks on the Exponential and Logarithmic Functions". Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, vol. 17, no. 9, 2021, em1998. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/11126