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Slower Algebra Students Meet Faster Tools: Solving Algebra Word Problems with Graphing Software
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Yerushalmy, Michal – Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, 2006
The article discusses the ways that less successful mathematics students used graphing software with capabilities similar to a basic graphing calculator to solve algebra problems in context. The study is based on interviewing students who learned algebra for 3 years in an environment where software tools were always present. We found differences…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Word Problems (Mathematics), Graphing Calculators, Algebra