Senses of the students. A comparative Study

Abstract

The actions of 50 students, belonging to two different levels of teaching at the University, are analyzed when they respond to problems where processes of generalization are manifested through the relationship between different languages ​​of representation: algebraic, figural, natural and arithmetic. The research was motivated by the concern to know the competence of the student in the process of translation from one language of representation to another. It was found that the errors committed are associated, at both the level of understanding and the personal sense of the student about the situations associated with the concept involved in the task.