Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching
1996 Volume 15, Number 4
Editors
Gary H. Marks
Table of Contents
Number of articles: 5
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Teaching Reinforcement of Stochastic Behavior Using Monte Carlo Simulation
William P. Fox, Paul E. Grim & Daniel L. Hogan, United States Military Academy, United States
This paper highlights a distinctive problem area that was discovered in a majority of undergraduates attending the United States Military Academy and other major universities majoring in... More
pp. 339-352
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Group Interaction and Student Questioning Patterns in an Instructional Telecommunications Course for Teachers
Michael Waugh, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, United States
The purpose of this study was to examine group interactions and students' questioning patterns in a university course that was conducted largely through using an electronic network as an... More
pp. 353-382
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Guided Discovery, Visualization, and Technology Applied to the New Curriculum for Secondary Mathematics
Karan B. Smith, The University of North Carolina at Wilmington, United States
Linear programming has recently been integrated into the high school mathematics curriculum. Graphical problem solving offers methods for teaching systems of constraints and objectives which... More
pp. 383-399
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Computer Inclination of Students and Their Teachers in the Context of Computer Literacy Education
Uri Zoller & David Ben-Chaim, Haifa University-Oranim, Israel
The computer inclination (CI) of 501 11th-grade students and 53 of their teachers was assessed using the instrument Survey of Attitudes Toward Learning About and Working With Computers and... More
pp. 401-421
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The Impact of Using Computers and Calculators on Calculus Instruction: Various Perceptions
John A. Rochowicz Jr.,, Alvernia College, United States
Currently many students are unprepared to study calculus, see no relevance in the topics taught, and fail the calculus course (Anderson & Loftsgaarden, 1988). Although the use of computers and... More
pp. 423-435