Deficiencias en el trazado de gráficas de funciones en estudiantes de bahillerato

  1. Arce Sánchez, Matías
  2. Ortega del Rincón, Tomás
Book:
Investigación en Educación Matemática XVII
  1. Berciano Alcaraz, Ainhoa (coord.)
  2. Gutiérrez Pereda, Guadalupe (coord.)
  3. Climent Rodríguez, Nuria (coord.)
  4. Estepa Castro, Antonio (coord.)

Publisher: Servicio de Publicaciones ; Universidad del País Vasco = Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea

ISBN: 978-84-9860-843-4

Year of publication: 2013

Pages: 148-155

Congress: Sociedad Española de Investigación en Educación Matemática. Simposio (17. 2013. Bilbao)

Type: Conference paper

Abstract

This paper deals with the concept of function, basic in Mathematical Analysis, and, in particular, in its graphical representation, putting our attention on plotting graphs of functions. Here, we present the findings of a study on graphical representations of functions found in mathematical notebooks of high school students. We encountered several deficiencies in plotting graphs, related to the concepts of function and asymptote, the use of scales in diagram axes and the characteristics of some functions. Besides, we discuss about the technical limitations and the didactic and cognitive difficulties that may promote their emergence, and, finally, we make some didactic recommendations for teachers.