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White, Tobin; Wallace, Matthew; Lai, Kevin – Mathematical Thinking and Learning: An International Journal, 2012
This article presents a design experiment in which we explore new structures for classroom collaboration supported by a classroom network of handheld graphing calculators. We describe a design for small group investigations of linear functions and present findings from its implementation in three high school algebra classrooms. Our coding of the…
Descriptors: Investigations, Graphing Calculators, Algebra, High Schools
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Dunham, Penelope H.; Dick, Thomas P. – Mathematics Teacher, 1994
Presents an overview and discussion of some results of research on the use of graphing calculators organized into the following categories: (1) achievement studies, (2) conceptual understanding, (3) problem solving, (4) classroom dynamics, and (5) future research needed. (29 references) (MKR)
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Concept Formation, Functions (Mathematics), Graphing Calculators
Forster, 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
Chick, Helen L., Ed.; Vincent, Jill L., Ed. – International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 2005
The first volume of the 29th annual conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education contains plenary lecture and research forum papers as listed below. Short oral communications papers, poster presentations, brief summaries of discussion groups, and working sessions are also included in the volume. The plenary…
Descriptors: Educational Theories, Elementary School Mathematics, Semiotics, Mathematics Education