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Dugdale, Sharon – Journal of Mathematical Behavior, 1990
The third in a series of 3 articles, a study of 30 students was conducted to test the effect of restructuring a unit on trigonometric identities around microcomputer activities based on the themes of educational undercurrents identified in Part II. Experimental-group students scored significantly higher relating trigonometric functions to their…
Descriptors: Analytic Geometry, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Discovery Learning

Picciotto, Henri; Ploger, Don – Journal of Mathematical Behavior, 1991
Described is an introductory probability and statistics class focused on teaching the concepts of sampling and binomial distributions through a strategy based on teacher and student generated simulation using the Boxer computer language. The value of integrating programing with teaching subject matter is demonstrated, and sample student work is…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Simulation, Computer Uses in Education, Curriculum Development