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Graham, E.; Headlam, C.; Sharp, J.; Watson, B. – International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 2008
This research examines students' use of graphics calculators and investigates the extent to which the students' use meets their teachers aim when using graphics calculators in the classroom. The teacher's use of her graphics calculator was analysed over a week using Key Record software. The teacher was questioned about her aims and expectations…
Descriptors: Graphing Calculators, Mathematics Education, Technology Uses in Education, Interviews
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Lauten, A. Darien; And Others – Journal of Mathematical Behavior, 1994
Describes five college and two high school students' understandings of function and limit in a graphics calculator-based environment and identifies instances where students' understanding seems to have been influenced by the availability of a graphing calculator. (27 references) (MKR)
Descriptors: Calculus, College Students, Constructivism (Learning), Functions (Mathematics)
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Fox, Tom – Mid-Western Educational Researcher, 2005
An experienced mathematics teacher in a rural high school in the United States was studied as she first implemented a reform calculus curriculum. Her instruction was compared to her previous practice using a curriculum not constructed with the reform movement in mind. Despite her early attempts to make her instructions more student-centered, the…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Mathematics Curriculum, Graphing Calculators, Educational Change