{"pk":25872,"title":"Individual Differences in Coordinating Between Graphs and Equations of\nFunctions: Effects of CMR Facilitation","subtitle":null,"abstract":"Success in calculus undoubtedly requires the ability to coordinate multiple representations (CMR; i.e., coordinate\namong graphs, equations, tables representing the same function). This presentation will describe a study in which calculus\nand pre-calculus high school students are presented with CMR activities involving graphs and equations, first in their standard\nformat, and then in an enhanced format designed to facilitate coordination between the order/sign of the function and the\nshape/direction of the graph. Students will also be tested on their visuospatial working memory, conceptual knowledge of\ncalculus, spatial skills, and their knowledge of strategies for completing CMR problems. We will investigate whether individual\nor group-level differences in these background measures and their class placement lead to different levels of responsiveness to\nthe enhanced presentation format. Both success vs. failure on the CMR problems and the particular strategies students use to\nsolve the problems will be evaluated.","language":"eng","license":{"name":"","short_name":"","text":null,"url":""},"keywords":[],"section":"Member Abstracts","is_remote":true,"remote_url":"https://escholarship.org/uc/item/37q0m6z0","frozenauthors":[{"first_name":"Julie","middle_name":"","last_name":"Booth","name_suffix":"","institution":"Temple University","department":""},{"first_name":"Jennifer","middle_name":"","last_name":"Cromley","name_suffix":"","institution":"University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign","department":""},{"first_name":"Theodore","middle_name":"","last_name":"Wills","name_suffix":"","institution":"Temple University","department":""},{"first_name":"Walt","middle_name":"","last_name":"Stepnowski","name_suffix":"","institution":"Temple University","department":""},{"first_name":"Thomas","middle_name":"","last_name":"Shipley","name_suffix":"","institution":"Temple University","department":""},{"first_name":"William","middle_name":"","last_name":"Zahner","name_suffix":"","institution":"San Diego State University","department":""},{"first_name":"Jessica","middle_name":"","last_name":"Rossi","name_suffix":"","institution":"Temple University","department":""}],"date_submitted":null,"date_accepted":null,"date_published":"2015-01-01T18:00:00Z","render_galley":null,"galleys":[{"label":"PDF","type":"pdf","path":"https://journalpub.escholarship.org/cognitivesciencesociety/article/25872/galley/15496/download/"}]}