International Journal on Emerging Mathematics Education
IJEME, Vol. 2 No. 1, March 2018

Exploring Derivatives by Means of GeoGebra

Sari, Puspita ( Universitas Negeri Jakarta, Jakarta, Indonesia)
Hadiyan, Aris ( Universitas Negeri Jakarta, Jakarta, Indonesia)
Antari, Dwi ( Universitas Negeri Jakarta, Jakarta, Indonesia)



Article Info

Publish Date
24 Feb 2018

Abstract

The paper aims to explain how GeoGebra can be used in a differential calculus course to explore the Derivative concepts by providing dynamic-visualizations of the concept. Design research methodology was used in this research by designing an instructional design (hypothetical learning trajectories) in the first phase and conducting the teaching experiment in the second phase. The data collected during the experiment consist of video recordings of the classroom activities, observations, interviews, and students written work. In the third phase of the design research, the data were analyzed retrospectively by comparing the actual learning process and the hypothetical learning trajectory. The results show that the dynamic feature of GeoGebra offers the possibility of zooming in on a graph corresponds to taking infinitesimal when a secant line transforms into a tangent line. This builds a foundation for the understanding of the definition of derivative intuitively.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

IJEME

Publisher

Subject

Education

Description

International Journal on Emerging Mathematics Education (IJEME) is a peer-reviewed open access journal published twice in a year (March and September). The IJEME aims to provide an international forum for researchers and professionals to share their ideas on all topics related to mathematics ...