Journal of Pedagogical Sociology and Psychology
The role of Difference Sequence in learning the concept of the derivative using the ACE cycle
Amin Badiyepeima Jahromi 1 *
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1 Department of Mathematics Education, Faculty of Teachers Education, farhangian University,Shiraz,Iran
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Journal of Pedagogical Sociology and Psychology, 2025 - Volume 7 Issue 1, pp. 1-17
https://doi.org/10.33902/jpsp.202528617

Article Type: Research Article

Published Online: 19 Aug 2024

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This study examines learning of derivative concept by using the ACE (Activities, Class discussions, Exercises) teaching cycle. In this study, the concept of discrete derivative approach introduced by Weigand (2014) was used, in which a step-by-step method of differential sequence for functions defined on Z and Q is proposed. The purpose of this study was the effectiveness of using ACE teaching cycle in learning the concept of derivative. The present study was conducted using the pretest-posttest method with a control group. This study was conducted on 42 students of University, 21 people from each of two experimental and control groups were chosen using real sampling and were distributed at random. The concept of the discrete derivative approach was taught to the experimental group using the ACE cycle in the Geogebra software environment and to the control group in a routine manner. A pre-test was taken at the beginning of the training course, and a post-test was taken from both groups at the end. The data were analyzed with an independent two-group t-test. The findings showed that the teaching approach with the use of the ACE teaching cycle in the Geogebra software environment facilitate on students' comprehension of the derivative concept. Therefore, the ACE teaching cycle, with the help of the software, can help in teaching calculus, especially the concept of derivative, to develop students' conceptual understanding.
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ACE teaching cycle derivative discrete approach teaching and learning
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Reference: Badiyepeima Jahromi, A. (2025). The role of Difference Sequence in learning the concept of the derivative using the ACE cycle. Journal of Pedagogical Sociology and Psychology, 7(1), 1-17. https://doi.org/10.33902/jpsp.202528617
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Reference: Badiyepeima Jahromi A. The role of Difference Sequence in learning the concept of the derivative using the ACE cycle. Journal of Pedagogical Sociology and Psychology. 2025;7(1), 1-17. https://doi.org/10.33902/jpsp.202528617
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Reference: Badiyepeima Jahromi A. The role of Difference Sequence in learning the concept of the derivative using the ACE cycle. Journal of Pedagogical Sociology and Psychology. 2025;7(1):1-17. https://doi.org/10.33902/jpsp.202528617
In-text citation: (Badiyepeima Jahromi, 2025)
Reference: Badiyepeima Jahromi, Amin. "The role of Difference Sequence in learning the concept of the derivative using the ACE cycle". Journal of Pedagogical Sociology and Psychology 2025 7 no. 1 (2025): 1-17. https://doi.org/10.33902/jpsp.202528617
In-text citation: (Badiyepeima Jahromi, 2025)
Reference: Badiyepeima Jahromi, A. (2025). The role of Difference Sequence in learning the concept of the derivative using the ACE cycle. Journal of Pedagogical Sociology and Psychology, 7(1), pp. 1-17. https://doi.org/10.33902/jpsp.202528617
In-text citation: (Badiyepeima Jahromi, 2025)
Reference: Badiyepeima Jahromi, Amin "The role of Difference Sequence in learning the concept of the derivative using the ACE cycle". Journal of Pedagogical Sociology and Psychology, vol. 7, no. 1, 2025, pp. 1-17. https://doi.org/10.33902/jpsp.202528617
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