Why Do We Ask Pupils to Plot Graphs?.

Barton, Roy

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Publication Date: 1998

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Why Do We Ask Pupils to Plot Graphs?

Barton, Roy

Physics Education, v33 n6 p366-67 Nov 1998

Argues that the only reason to ask students to plot graphs manually should be to have them learn the skill of plotting graphs manually. For data-analysis purposes, the use of computer-generated graphs has several advantages and few disadvantages over manual plotting. (Author/WRM)

Descriptors: Data Analysis, Foreign Countries, Graphs, Mathematical Applications, Mathematics Skills, Physics, Science Education, Science Process Skills, Secondary Education

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom

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