The Complex Process of Converting Tools into Mathematical Instruments: The Case of Calculators.

Guin, Dominique; Trouche, Luc

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ERIC Number: EJ586663

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1998

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The Complex Process of Converting Tools into Mathematical Instruments: The Case of Calculators.

Guin, Dominique; Trouche, Luc

International Journal of Computers for Mathematical Learning, v3 n3 p195-227 1998

Analysis of the constraints and potential of the artefact are necessary in order to point out the mathematical knowledge involved in using calculators. Analyzes and categorizes observations of students using graphic and symbolic calculators into profiles, illustrating the transformation of the calculator into an efficient mathematical instrument. Contains 26 references. (Author/ASK)

Descriptors: Calculators, Calculus, Educational Technology, Graphing Calculators, Mathematics Instruction, Secondary Education, Student Attitudes

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners

Language: English

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