In this study we show the models that students of administration and accounting careers built when performing an activity close to the real life, with the use of Excel. The representations and ideas exhibited by the students when they used the software are analyzed. The methodology was qualitative. The theoretical framework was the Models and…

The purpose of this research is to examine the views of middle school mathematics teachers about the usability of VUstat and TinkerPlots software in data processing learning in the Curriculum of Mathematics Teaching in Middle School (5th, 6th, 7th and 8th grades). In the study, the phenomenology design from qualitative research patterns was…

Described are problems of the teacher's management of computer use during the learning process and student acquisition of new knowledge that can be transferred to situations outside the software environment. Choices made to address these problems are illustrated as students learn axial symmetry using the microworld Cabri-gomtre. (MDH)