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Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching

1996 Volume 15, Number 4

Editors

Gary H. Marks

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Table of Contents

Number of articles: 5

  1. 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

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. 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