Looking over Their Shoulder: Some Difficulties Students Have with Graphing Calculators.

Williams, Carol G.

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Publication Date: 1993

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Looking over Their Shoulder: Some Difficulties Students Have with Graphing Calculators.

Williams, Carol G.

Mathematics and Computer Education, v27 n3 p198-202 Fall 1993

Discusses areas where teachers may harbor mistaken assumptions about their students' understanding when using graphing calculators: (1) confidence and competence with order of operations, (2) integration of algebraic and graphical knowledge, and (3) scaling a graph. (MKR)

Descriptors: Algebra, College Students, Concept Formation, Difficulty Level, Graphing Calculators, Graphs, Higher Education, Mathematics Education, Mathematics Instruction, Observation, Secondary Education

Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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