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Lorenzo J. Martinez H., Leonel L. Paloma P., Francisco J. Ruiz O.,
Learning the Parabola Mediated by Problem-Solving, Semiotic Representations, and Applets in GeoGebra.
Int. J. Math. Comput. Sci., 20, no. 1, (2025), 101-108

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.69793/ijmcs/01.2025/hernandez

Keywords and phrases:

Learning by Problem Solving, Semiotic Representations, and Applets in GeoGebra.

Abstract:

In this article we evaluate the contribution of the problem-solving approach, semiotic representations and the use of applets designed in GeoGebra when first-semester science and engineering students study the mathematical concept and application of the parabola. At the end of the classroom intervention, a significant improvement was noted in the students' performance, especially in their cognitive thinking activities; that is, in the use of algebraic language, in the appropriation of geometric concepts, and in the problem-solving performance.