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Peer reviewedJiang, Zhonghong; Potter, Walter D. – Mathematics Educator, 1993
Describes the Microworld Chance, a simulation-oriented computer environment that allows students to explore probability concepts in five subenvironments: coins, dice, spinners, thumbtacks, and marbles. Results of a teaching experiment to examine the effectiveness of the microworld in changing students' misconceptions about probability are…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Simulation, Concept Formation, Discovery Learning
Peer reviewedLevin, Ilya; Abramovich, Sergei – Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching, 1992
Examines the use of spreadsheets for solving equations by the method of iterations. The combination of the spreadsheets and graphical representation is shown to be appropriate both for teaching and learning the method of iterations and for investigating properties of equations. (Author)
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Discovery Processes, Equations (Mathematics), Graphs
Beynon, John, Ed.; Mackay, Hughie, Ed. – 1993
This is one of a series of three books addressing the question of the nature of technological literacy. This volume, consisting of an introduction, an epilogue, and 12 chapters, focuses on classrooms and classroom processes involving computers and deals directly with teacher and student usage of microcomputers in teaching and learning. The 12…
Descriptors: Academic Records, Art Education, Careers, Case Studies
