The Effects of Using Graphing Calculators to Enhance College Students' Performance in Precalculus.

Quesada, Antonio R.; Maxwell, Mary E.

Notes FAQ Contact Us

Back to results

Peer reviewed

ERIC Number: EJ495487

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1994

Pages: N/A

Abstractor: N/A

ISBN: N/A

ISSN: ISSN-0013-1954

EISSN: N/A

Available Date: N/A

The Effects of Using Graphing Calculators to Enhance College Students' Performance in Precalculus.

Quesada, Antonio R.; Maxwell, Mary E.

Educational Studies in Mathematics, v27 n2 p205-15 Sep 1994

Compared the performance of (n=710) college students taught precalculus using a graphing calculator approach to the performance of students using the traditional approach. Students in the first group scored significantly higher than the others on a comprehensive final exam. (16 references) (Author/MKR)

Descriptors: Calculus, College Students, Conventional Instruction, Graphing Calculators, Higher Education, Mathematics Achievement, Mathematics Education, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Tests

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

Education Level: N/A

Audience: N/A

Language: English

Sponsor: N/A

Authoring Institution: N/A

Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A

Author Affiliations: N/A