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Gass, Frederick – Primus, 1992
Discusses the rationale and a method for the instructional use of graphing calculators as an intermediary step between the intuitive notion of the concept of a limit and its formal epsilon-delta definition. (JJK)
Descriptors: Calculus, Cognitive Development, Concept Formation, Graphing Calculators
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Berry, J.; Graham, E.; Smith, A. – International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science & Technology, 2006
Some research studies, many of which used quantitative methods, have suggested that graphics calculators can be used to effectively enhance the learning of mathematics. More recently research studies have started to explore students' styles of working as they solve problems with technology. This paper describes the use of a software application…
Descriptors: Graphing Calculators, Problem Solving, Learning Strategies, Instructional Effectiveness
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Keller, Brian A.; Hirsch, Christian R. – International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 1998
Develops and validates an instrument for determining student preferences for multiple representations of functions and establishes baseline data for future research. Students showed preferences for representations of functions which varied between contextualized and noncontextualized settings. Students' preferences for the two settings were more…
Descriptors: Calculus, Cognitive Style, Concept Teaching, Functions (Mathematics)
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Boyd, Linda H.; Carson, Virginia M. – AMATYC Review, 1991
Indicates that utilizing calculators to introduce algebraic concepts in a prealgebra course provides students with a solid foundation for the study of college mathematics. Pedagogical criteria emphasized the difference between exact and approximate results, appropriate use of the calculator in problem solving, the role of estimation in…
Descriptors: Calculators, Classroom Techniques, Curriculum Development, Experimental Groups
Hawver, Deborah A. – 1990
This practicum addresses the need to organize a structured problem solving program for fifth and seventh grade students. The improvement of the students' problem solving skills and the enhancement of students' attitudes toward problem solving in mathematics were the main goals. The program implemented consisted of a structured problem solving…
Descriptors: Calculators, Cognitive Development, Cooperative Learning, Elementary School Mathematics
Pateman, Neil A., Ed; Dougherty, Barbara J., Ed.; Zilliox, Joseph T., Ed. – International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 2003
This volume of the 27th International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education Conference includes the following research reports: (1) Improving Decimal Number Conception by Transfer from Fractions to Decimals (Irita Peled and Juhaina Awawdy Shahbari); (2) The Development of Student Teachers' Efficacy Beliefs in Mathematics during…
Descriptors: Student Teachers, Mathematics Education, Teacher Effectiveness, Metalinguistics