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ERIC Number: EJ675413
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2003
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-1954
An Investigation of Communicative Competence in an Upper-Secondary Class Where Using Graphics Calculators Was Routine.
Forster, Patricia A.; Taylor, Peter C.
Educational Studies in Mathematics, v52 n1 p57-77 2003
Presents an exploration of conversation in a single episode of a 12th grade girls' calculus class. Analyzes Habermasian communicative competence which requires students to show critical thinking and the ability to express their views. Explains learning outcomes by teachers' mode of questioning, cooperative endeavor by students, instructional sequences, and use of technologies including the graphics calculator. (Author/KHR)
Descriptors: Calculus, Communication (Thought Transfer), Critical Thinking, Females, Graphing Calculators, Inferences, Learning Strategies, Mathematics Education, Secondary Education, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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