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Peer reviewedMitchelmore, Michael; Cavanagh, Michael – Mathematics Education Research Journal, 2000
Reports on how students managed some technical aspects of graphics calculators as they used them to study graphs of straight lines and parabolas. Identifies three common student difficulties: (1) tendency to be unduly influenced by the jagged appearance of graphs; (2) poor understanding of the zoom operation; and (3) limited grasp of the processes…
Descriptors: Algebra, Cognitive Processes, Graphing Calculators, Graphs
Peer reviewedPenglase, Marina; Arnold, Stephen – Mathematics Education Research Journal, 1996
Reviews recent research into the effectiveness of the graphing calculator as a tool for instruction and learning within precalculus and calculus, specifically in the study of functions, graphing, and modeling. Contends that much research fails to provide clear guidance or informed debate regarding the role of graphing calculators in mathematics…
Descriptors: Calculus, Graphing Calculators, Graphs, Literature Reviews
