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Social Needs in Secondary Mathematics Education.
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Keitel, Christine – For the Learning of Mathematics, 1986
The impact and role of social needs, including computer technology, on the secondary school mathematics curriculum are considered. Their role in the American curriculum, mathematical applications, institutionalized needs, and alternatives are discussed. (MNS)
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Educational Change, Educational Needs, Mathematical Applications
The Computer as a Cultural Influence in Mathematical Learning.
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Noss, Richard – Educational Studies in Mathematics, 1988
Examined is the cultural impact--both actual and potential--of the computer on children's mathematical education. The ways in which the introduction of the computer does and will change the ambient space in which children learn mathematics is considered. (Author/PK)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Uses in Education, Cultural Context
What Mathematics Should Be Taught to Gifted Children?
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Gough, John – Australian Mathematics Teacher, 1981
Traditional mathematics curriculum is unsuitable for gifted children. Computing, statistics, operations research, and logic are suggested as suitable new topics. (MP)
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Computer Oriented Programs, Curriculum Development, Educational Change