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ERIC Number: EJ557479
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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ISSN: ISSN-0731-9258
Negotiating a Technological Shift: Teacher Perception of the Implementation of Graphing Calculators.
Tharp, Marcia L.; Fitzsimmons, James A.; Ayers, Robin L. Brown
Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching, v16 n4 p551-75 1997
Discusses the results of research which examines the perceptions of teachers as they initially engage in instruction using graphing calculators. Data were collected from 261 math and science teachers of grades 6-12. Participant views changed significantly overall in favor of viewing the graphing calculator as a thinking tool to enhance conceptual understanding and to expand exploration of topics. (Author/AIM)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Graphing Calculators, Mathematical Concepts, Mathematics Education, Science Education, Skill Analysis, Teacher Attitudes
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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