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Equations with Parameters: A Locus Approach
Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching (JCMST) 25:1 , January 2006
This paper introduces technology-based teaching ideas that facilitate the development of qualitative reasoning techniques in the context of quadratic equations with parameters. It reflects on activities designed for prospective secondary mathematics ...
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From Measuring to Formal Demonstration Using Interactive Computational Geoboards and Recurrent Electronic Charts
Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching (JCMST) 18:2 , 1999
The paper shows how the joint use of dynamic geometry program and a spreadsheet may provide a computational environment for exploring geometry on plane lattices that lessens the risk of developing a false empiricist view of mathematics often...
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Preparing K-12 Mathematics Teachers to Use a Spreadsheet as an Instructional Tool
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (SITE) 1999:1 , 1999
This paper reflects on activities to help prepare elementary and secondary mathematics teachers to use a spreadsheet as an instructional tool. Collaboration on this paper was born out of common epistemological, pedagogical, and mathematical...
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New tools for new thoughts: Effects of changing the “Tools-to-Think- With” on the elementary mathematics methods course.
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (SITE) 1999:1 , 1999
A central tenet of mathematics education reform is the integral role of technology at all grade levels. The current technological changes combined with the changes in the mathematics content and instructional method require elementary mathematics ...
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Mathematical Concepts as Emerging Tools in Computing Applications
Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching (JCMST) 19:1 , 2000
This paper deals with computational applications of number theory concepts developed from arithmetic properties of spreadsheet-based lattices. It reflects on activities explored with inservice and preservice teachers in an egalitarian, stu-dent- ...
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What Are Billy’s Chances? Computer Spreadsheet as a Learning Tool for Younger Children and Their Teachers Alike
Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching (JCMST) 21:2 , 2002
This article demonstrates how multiple features of a computer spreadsheet extended motivational activities with M&Ms and enhanced mathematical thinking of younger children in the context of data analysis and probability. Technology-enabled childhood ...
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Spreadsheets: A New Form of Educational Software for School Mathematics?
International Conference on Mathematics / Science Education and Technology (MSET) 1999:1 , 1999
It has been a worldwide concern that novice mathematics teachers are not well prepared to use technology in the classroom. The lack of such preparation may be due, in part, to a gap between technology offered by schools of education and what the...
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Developing Technology-Mediated Entries into Hidden Mathematics Curriculum as a Vehicle for “Good Learning” by Elementary Pre-Teachers
Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching (JCMST) 23:3 , July 2004
This paper suggests that knowledge of the school mathematics curriculum, as one of the key components of teachers' education, can be extended to include concepts and structures that generally belong to hidden domains of the curriculum. Motivated by...
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Bridging Transformational Geometry and Matrix Algebra with a Spreadsheet-Based Tool Kit
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (SITE) 2001:1 , 2001
This report presents technology-enhanced activities designed for secondary mathematics teachers within the context of matrix algebra, transformational geometry, and fractals. It concerns the ways in which a spreadsheet can be used as a tool kit...
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Cognitive Heterogeneity in Computer-Mediated Mathematical Action as a Vehicle for Concept Development
Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching (JCMST) 22:1 , 2003
This article focuses on a spreadsheet-enabled pedagogy aimed at the early development of combinatorial reasoning. The setting includes manipulative-computational worksheets with enactive arithmetic tasks allowing for the variety of iconic...
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Technology and Hidden Curriculum in Mathematics Teacher Education
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (SITE) 2003:1 , 2003
Motivated by work done with pre-service teachers in a problem-solving and advanced secondary mathematics courses, this paper shows how computing technologies, including a spreadsheet, Maple, and graphing software enable an informal journey into a...
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Spreadsheets in Education: A Peer-reviewed Medium for Active Learning
World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications (EDMEDIA) 2005:1 , Jun 27, 2005
It has been more than a decade since electronic journals were first suggested as a possible means of revolutionizing traditional print. In education, the availability of teaching ideas in a refereed electronic format presents an innovation in the...
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Technology as a Medium for Elementary Preteachers' Problem-Posing Experience in Mathematics
Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching (JCMST) 25:4 , October 2006
This article attempts to extend current research and development activities related to the use of technology in problem posing, to early grades mathematics. It is motivated by the authors' work with elementary preservice teachers toward this goal,...
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Computer as a medium for overcoming misconceptions in solving inequalities
Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching (JCMST) 26:3 , July 2007
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 ...
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Developing Elementary Pre-teachers’ Problem-formulating Skills in Mathematics Using Technology
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (SITE) 2006:1 , Mar 19, 2006
This paper discusses the use of technology as a medium for problem formulating in elementary mathematics. It is motivated by the authors' work with elementary pre-service teachers. The paper includes ideas, both practical and theoretical, related to ...
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Didactical Aspects of Using Technology for Problem Posing in Mathematics Teacher Education
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (SITE) 2007:1 , Mar 26, 2007
This paper introduces and explores the notion of didactical coherence in technology-enhanced mathematical problem posing. The authors argue that problem posing in a technological paradigm cannot be adequately understood without attending to this...
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Professional Development School as a Venue for Integrating Technology in Teacher Education
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (SITE) 2007:1 , Mar 26, 2007
This presentation reports the results of a faculty-student partnership in the framework of Professional Development School. It reflects on a collaborative effort of two faculty members and a teacher candidate enrolled in a graduate program in...
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Evolving polygons and spreadsheets: Connecting mathematics across grade levels in teacher education
Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching (JCMST) 28:3 , July 2009
This paper was prepared in response to the Conference Board of Mathematical Sciences recommendations for the preparation of secondary teachers. It shows how using trigonometry as a conceptual tool in spreadsheet-based applications enables one to...
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Evolving polygons revisited: Inequalities and computer graphing
Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching (JCMST) 28:4 , October 2009
This paper was developed with the goal of enhancing the mathematical preparation of secondary school teachers in the technological paradigm. It shows how two-variable inequalities can be utilized as models for the construction of geometric objects...
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Technology as a Context for Seconday Pre-teachers' Use of Algebraic Inequalities in a Capstone Course
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (SITE) 2011:1 , Mar 07, 2011
This paper presents pedagogical ideas related to the use of algebraic inequalities as tools in context-oriented computing applications. Developed for and used in a capstone course, these ideas are consistent with and support recommendations for...
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