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Peer reviewedForster, Pat – Australian Mathematics Teacher, 2000
Presents graphing calculator activities that rely on resolving the magnitude and direction form of vectors into their Cartesian components so that they are suitable as applications for vector or trigonometric relationships for years 10-12. (ASK)
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Graphing Calculators, Mathematics Activities, Mathematics Instruction
Download full textForster, Pat; Taylor, Peter – 2000
This paper presents an inquiry into teaching and learning practices in a Year 11 mathematics class at a private college for girls in Western Australia, studying a topic on vectors. The focus is on learning through problem-solving, where students used graphics calculators as a matter of routine. Constructivist and sociocultural theories were…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Classroom Environment, Constructivism (Learning), Foreign Countries
