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Student Engagement with the "Into Math Graph" Tool
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Riske, Amanda K.; Cullicott, Catherine E.; Mirzaei, Amanda Mohammad; Jansen, Amanda; Middleton, James – Mathematics Teacher: Learning and Teaching PK-12, 2021
In this article, the authors introduce the Into Math Graph tool, which helps teachers learn about their students' mathematics-related experiences and mathematical engagement by inviting students to define and graph their engagement over time. This tool documents and allows teachers to understand how and why students' engagement increases,…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Teaching Methods, Learner Engagement, Graphs
Learning Algebra through Motion: An Examination of Pre-Service Teachers' Misconceptions When Using Motion Detectors for the First Time
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Kurz, Terri L.; Yanik, H. Bahadir – Investigations in Mathematics Learning, 2019
Elementary pre-service teachers in an upper-division algebra mathematics content course explored graphing through the use of Calculator-Based Rangers™ (CBRs). This study explores how they used the "Distance Match" feature of the technology to engage in algebraic thinking. Operating CBR technology, pre-service teachers' perceptions…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Preservice Teachers, Algebra, Mathematics Instruction
The Effects of Dynamic Graphing Utilities on Student Attitudes and Conceptual Understanding in College Algebra
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Thomas, Ryan Vail – ProQuest LLC, 2016
The goal of this study is to explore and characterize the effects of using a dynamic graphing utility (DGU) on conceptual understanding and attitudes toward mathematics, measured by the responses of college algebra students to an attitude survey and concepts assessment. Two sections of college algebra taught by the primary researcher are included…
Descriptors: Graphs, College Mathematics, Algebra, Student Attitudes
The Effect of Using Graphing Calculators in Complex Function Graphs
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Ocak, Mehmet Akif – EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science & Technology Education, 2008
This study investigates the role of graphing calculators in multiple representations for knowledge transfer and the omission of oversimplification in complex function graphs. The main aim is to examine whether graphing calculators were used efficiently to see different cases and multiple perspectives among complex function graphs, or whether…
Descriptors: Learning Strategies, Graphing Calculators, Calculus, Mathematics Instruction
Effect of Graphics Calculators on College Students' Learning of Mathematical Functions and Graphs.
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Caldwell, Frank W., Jr. – 1995
The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of the TI-81 Graphics Calculator as an instructional tool on college algebra students' conceptual and procedural achievements involving functions and graphs and on the students' attitudes toward mathematics. The study was a posttest-only, equivalent control group design conducted with students…
Descriptors: Algebra, College Students, Functions (Mathematics), Graphing Calculators
Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (PME) (28th, Bergen, Norway, July 14-18, 2004). Volume 2
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Hoines, Marit Johnsen, Ed.;; Fuglestad, Anne Berit, Ed. – International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 2004
This document contains the second volume of the proceedings of the 28th annual conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education. Conference presentations are centered around the theme "Inclusion and Diversity". This volume features 65 research report papers: (1) Constructing Meanings and Utilities within Algebraic…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teaching Methods, Student Characteristics, Research Tools