Procesos de Visualización en una Tarea de Generación y Representación de Cuerpos de Revolución

Abstract In this work we analyzed the visualization processes involved in a mathematical task that requires generating and representing solids of revolution. The task was administered to four hundred university students from the Bachelor's Degree in Primary Education. We adopted the Ontosemiotic Approach to Mathematical Instruction and Knowledge as a theoretical framework, using the configuration notion as an analytical tool in both its epistemic and cognitive aspects. For the data analysis, we used a mixed method approach: a qualitative dimension evaluating the primary objects categories, and...