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A Computer Based Education (CBE) Program for Middle School Mathematics Intervention
Bill Gulley
Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching Vol. 28, No. 4 (October 2009) pp. 381–404
A Computer Based Education (CBE) program for intervention mathematics was developed, used, and modified over a period of three years in a computer lab at an Arizona Title I middle school. The program is described along with a rationale for the need,...
Topics: Middle School Education, Teaching Methods, Computers, Educational Technology, Multimedia, Mathematics, Elementary Education, Video, Secondary Education, Curriculum
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Virtual Manipulative Materials in Secondary Mathematics: A Theoretical Discussion.
Immacukate K. Namukasa; Darren Stanley; Martin Tuchtie
Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching Vol. 28, No. 3 (July 2009) pp. 277–307
With the increased use of computer manipulatives in teaching there is need for theoretical discussions on the role of manipulatives. This paper reviews theoretical rationales for using manipulatives and illustrates how earlier distinctions of...
Topics: Preservice Teacher Education, Educational Technology, Mathematics, Computers, Learning Objects, Teaching Methods, Instructional Materials, Secondary Education, Virtual Environments, Middle School Education
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A Comparative Analysis of High School Geometry Curricula: What Do Technology-Intensive, Standards-Based, and Traditional Curricula Have to Offer in Terms Mathematical Proof and Reasoning?
Diler Oner
Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching Vol. 27, No. 4 (October 2008) pp. 467–497
In this study, I present an analysis of high school geometry curricula regarding mathematical proof opportunities. I examined eight U.S. high school level geometry textbooks, which were categorized into three main groups: technology-intensive,...
Topics: Computers, Mathematics, Educational Technology, Software, Curriculum, Standards, Secondary Education, Instructional Materials
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Computer as a medium for overcoming misconceptions in solving inequalities
Sergei Abramovich; Amos Ehrlich
Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching Vol. 26, No. 3 (July 2007) pp. 181–196
Inequalities are considered among the most useful tools of investigation in pure and applied mathematics; yet their didactical aspects have not received much attention in mathematics education research until recently. An important aspect of teaching ...
Topics: Teaching Methods, Secondary Education, Preservice Teacher Education, Computers, Mathematics
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Emerging High School Students’ Problem Solving Trajectories Based on the Use of Dynamic Software
Manuel Santos-Trigo; César Cristóbal-Escalante
Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching Vol. 27, No. 3 (July 2008) pp. 325–340
This study documents problem solving approaches that high school students develop as a result of using systematically Cabri-Geometry software . Results show that the use of the software becomes an important tool for students to construct dynamic...
Topics: Students, Secondary Education, Computers, Mathematics, Educational Technology
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A New Technology for Teaching Math Problem-Solving
Ellen Cree; Corrie Bergeron; Rob Foshay
International Conference on Mathematics / Science Education and Technology 1999 (1999) p. 424
Despite the wide-spread interest in teaching high-level problem-solving skills in the context of authentic mathematics problems, use of computer technology for this kind of teaching has generally been limited to the use of tools for computation and...
Topics: Mathematics, Instructional Design, Computers, Secondary Education
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Using Spreadsheets to Discover Meaning for Parameters in Nonlinear Models
Kris H. Green
Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching Vol. 27, No. 4 (October 2008) pp. 423–441
This paper explores the use of spreadsheets to develop an exploratory environment where mathematics students can develop their own understanding of the parameters of commonly encountered families of functions: linear, logarithmic, exponential and...
Topics: Computers, Mathematics, Change, Secondary Education, Instructional Materials, Middle School Education, Post Secondary Education