Leveraging cognitive technology tools to expand opportunities for critical thinking in elementary mathematics

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Suh, J. (2010). Leveraging cognitive technology tools to expand opportunities for critical thinking in elementary mathematics. Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching, 29(3), 289-302. Chesapeake, VA: AACE.
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Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching
ISSN 0731-9258
Volume 29, Issue 3, August 2010
Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE)  Chesapeake, VA

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Author

Jennifer Suh, George Mason University, USA

Abstract

The following study describes design research in an elementary school near the metropolitan D.C. area with a diverse student population. The goal of the project was to design tasks that leveraged technology and enhance the access to critical thinking in specific mathematical concepts: data analysis and probability. It highlights the opportunities that technology-rich mathematics environments afford the teachers and the students in their ability to teach and learn through critical thinking. In addition, the article illustrates how to design and implement mathematical tasks using technology to give opportunities for higher mathematical thinking processes as defined by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM, 2000): problem solving, connections, representations, communication, reasoning and proof.

Keywords

• Mathematics
• Educational Technology
• Instructional Materials
• Learning Outcomes
• Teaching Methods
• Computers

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