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Publication Date: 2014
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Using ICT in Teaching a Specific Mathematics Concept: Graphs of Logarithmic Functions
Getenet, Seyum Tekeher; Beswick, Kim
North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, Paper presented at the Joint Meeting of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (PME) (38th) and the North American Chapter of the Psychology of Mathematics Education (PME-NA) (36th, Vancouver, Canada, Jul 15-20, 2014)
This paper describes the use of the free software, to teach graphs of logarithmic functions at an Ethiopian College of Teacher Education. Data comprised two video-recorded lessons and interview data provided by a mathematics teacher educator, and three primary school mathematics pre-service teachers who were in the class of learners. Pre-service teachers using Microsoft Mathematics readily understood and described properties of logarithmic functions as the bases varied. The study highlights the importance of illustrating the use of particular software to teach specific mathematics concepts. [For the complete proceedings, see ED597799.]
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Mathematical Concepts, Computer Software, Graphs, Teaching Methods, Teacher Education Programs, Teacher Educators, Preservice Teachers, Mathematics Teachers, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Concept Formation, Foreign Countries
North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education. e-mail: pmena.steeringcommittee@gmail.com; Web site: http://www.pmena.org/
Publication Type: Speeches/Meeting Papers; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Ethiopia
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