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Bouck, Emily C.; Joshi, Gauri S.; Johnson, Linley – Educational Studies in Mathematics, 2013
This study assessed if students with and without disabilities used calculators (fourfunction, scientific, or graphing) to solve mathematics assessment problems and whether using calculators improved their performance. Participants were sixth and seventh-grade students educated with either National Science Foundation (NSF)-funded or traditional…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Mathematics Curriculum, Calculators, Mathematics Instruction
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Forster, Patricia A.; Taylor, Peter C. – Educational Studies in Mathematics, 2003
Presents an exploration of conversation in a single episode of a 12th grade girls' calculus class. Analyzes Habermasian communicative competence which requires students to show critical thinking and the ability to express their views. Explains learning outcomes by teachers' mode of questioning, cooperative endeavor by students, instructional…
Descriptors: Calculus, Communication (Thought Transfer), Critical Thinking, Females