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An empirical study of the understanding of formal propositions about sequences, with a focus on infinite limits

Renaud Chorlay

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In this paper, we analyze the answers of one group of high-school students and two groups of first-year University students to a questionnaire designed to test their level of recognition and understanding of the formal definition of the concept of infinite limit. Although this empirical study is ancillary to a larger project centred on didactic engineering, its analysis sheds light on the key issue of the logical prerequisites for the learning of the fundamental concepts of analysis. It also provides a new tool to investigate students' concept-image of limits, and assess the impact of teaching contexts and teaching paths.
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hal-01849543 , version 1 (26-07-2018)

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Renaud Chorlay. An empirical study of the understanding of formal propositions about sequences, with a focus on infinite limits. INDRUM 2018, INDRUM Network, University of Agder, Apr 2018, Kristiansand, Norway. ⟨hal-01849543⟩
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