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Peer reviewedFisher, Tony J. – Mathematics Teacher, 2001
Describes a calculator exercise that can help students develop a better visual and numeric feel for Newton's method. (KHR)
Descriptors: Algorithms, Functions (Mathematics), Graphing Calculators, Mathematics Instruction
Download full textGeorge, Elizabeth Ann – 1995
Although the average, or arithmetic mean, has a rich conceptual meaning, it is often defined simply as the outcome of a procedure. The purpose of this study was to compare the nature and extent of the procedural and conceptual understandings developed by two groups of students who received different forms of instruction, one based on the…
Descriptors: Algorithms, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Style, Grade 7
