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Publication Date: 2004
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Using Spreadsheets and Streaming Video for Developmental, Teacher Education, and General Education Mathematics Courses
Shore, Mark; Shore, JoAnna; Boggs, Stacey
Mathematics and Computer Education, v38 n2 p221-229 Spr 2004
A current project for the Allegany College of Maryland Mathematics Department is using spreadsheets in some of their General Education Mathematics courses. It is important to note that one of the key features of this project is that is does not require an introductory computer course as a prerequisite for any of the mathematics courses that will be or are currently using spreadsheets. In the mathematics courses for this project, students are not writing their own spreadsheets, but are using spreadsheets that have been developed for this project by the mathematics instructors at the college. However, students still learn basic functions for spreadsheets such as; how to navigate between spreadsheets, input data and formulas, copy and paste values, use spreadsheet functions such as Goal Seek and Solver, and use Macros that have previously been written for this project. The students in the Mathematics for Elementary School Teacher courses will learn additional spreadsheet topics such as; inserting functions, and creating tables and graphs. Importantly, using the spreadsheets that have been developed for this project is not nearly as involved as the keystroke procedures students currently learn to operate graphing calculators.
Descriptors: General Education, Spreadsheets, Graphing Calculators, Mathematics Instruction, Teacher Education, Developmental Studies Programs, Interactive Video, Elementary School Teachers
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