Abstract

MORENO, Clemente  and  RIOS, Pablo. Teaching Calculus Conceptinos. SAPIENS [online]. 2006, vol.7, n.2, pp.25-39. ISSN 1317-5815.

The objective of this article is to describe applied didactical procedures, in the classical and modern conceptions, to teach calculus at the higher education level, with the purpose to promote educational scenarios that integrate algorithmic teaching, characteristic of classical conception, with heuristic teaching, characteristic of the problem solving educational praxis. The article proposes the use of a modern conception that incorporates metacognitive strategies. This documental research has its theoretical basis on constructivism. on the other side, it proposes the promotion of educational scenarios to teach mathematics integrating, strategically, different pedagogical conceptions to teach Calculus considering the demands society sets on the school. This integration will contribute to educate autonomous learners capable to think mathematically to interpret the world, a world where mathematics is essential for the social being.

Keywords : Calculus Teaching; Heuristic and Algorithmic Teaching; Metacognitive Strategies.