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Appealing multimodal languages to access first year university students’ understanding of mathematical concepts in Costa Rica
Alfaro Víquez, Helen (2018-01)The current situation regarding the lack of skills and mathematical knowledge that students have when entering the university, has caused that institutions of higher education take certain actions such as the inclusion ... -
ARE THEY READY? A study about preservice mathematics teachers’ education in Costa Rica
Alfaro Víquez, Helen (2022-09)The knowledge, professional skills and beliefs of mathematics teachers significantly influence their quality of teaching. Teacher education programs (TEPs) offer pre service teachers (PSTs) opportunities to acquire the ... -
Costa Rican Preservice Mathematics Teachers’ Readiness to Teach
Alfaro Víquez, Helen (2022)Mathematics teachers’ knowledge for teaching mathematics has been broadly studied in recent years, and many theoretical frameworks and instruments have been created to measure and improve knowledge and competencies to ... -
El razonamiento lógico como medio para fortalecer la habilidad de argumentación en estudiantes de educación secundaria
Alfaro Rivera, Carlos Eduardo; Alfaro Víquez, Helen; Chacón Camacho, Diana; González Mora, Andrés (2015) -
Mathematical Beliefs Held by Costa Rican Pre-Service Teachers and Teacher Educators
Alfaro Víquez, Helen; Joutsenlahti, Jorma (2021)Beliefs have been conceived as a hidden variable in mathematics education. It is important to know teachers’ beliefs as they can inform the way that teachers teach mathematics, make decisions in the classroom, and form ... -
Promoting learning with understanding: Introducing languaging exercises in calculus course for engineering students at the university level
Alfaro Víquez, Helen; Joutsenlahti, Jorma (2020)The study of mathematics at the university level requires logical thinking and strong mathematical skills. Contemporary first-year students are not prepared for these demands and end up failing their courses. This study ... -
Una prueba del caso 0/0 de la regla de l’Hôpital a partir de una representación gráfica
Alfaro Víquez, Helen; Ramírez Montes, Guillermo Enrique (2017)Lograr un balance pertinente entre la teoría y la práctica es uno de los principales retos de la educación matemática superior. Algunos cursos priorizan lo procedimental, generando una ausencia de herramientas teóricas a ... -
Taking advantage of the different types of mathematical languages to promote students’ meaningful learning
Alfaro Víquez, Helen (2019-02)The low performance in mathematics of non-mathematics majors has forced institutions of higher education to implement different measures to address the problem. Many of these measures have focused on curriculum ... -
What skills and knowledge do university mathematics teacher education programs give future teachers in Costa Rica?
Alfaro Víquez, Helen; Joutsenlahti, Jorma (2020)High-quality teaching is crucial for improving mathematics education. Teaching mathematics requires specific knowledge, including knowledge of both content and pedagogy. In this study, we analyzed the knowledge for ...