Outcomes and Implications of Students' Use of Graphics Calculators in the Public Examination of Calculus.

Forster, Patricia A.; Mueller, Ute

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Publication Date: 2001

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Outcomes and Implications of Students' Use of Graphics Calculators in the Public Examination of Calculus.

Forster, Patricia A.; Mueller, Ute

International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, v32 n1 p37-52 Jan-Feb 2001

Describes an inquiry into students' uses of graphics calculators in the Tertiary Entrance Examination of Calculus in Western Australia for 1998. Discusses a comparative analysis of boys' and girls' performances. Indicates that the main areas of difficulty for students are interpreting graphing calculator outputs and knowing when use of graphing calculators is appropriate or possible. (Author/ASK)

Descriptors: Calculus, Foreign Countries, Graphing Calculators, Higher Education, Mathematics Education, Secondary Education, Sex Differences, Testing

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Australia

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