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Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching

1997 Volume 16, Number 1

Editors

Gary H. Marks

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Table of Contents

Number of articles: 7

  1. A Review of Computer-Based Model Research in Precollege Science Classrooms

    Steven J. Stratford, University of Michigan, United States

    This review covers research conducted within the past 10 years on the topic of using computer models and simulations to aid science instruction at the precollege level. The author suggests... More

    pp. 3-23

  2. Microcomputer Simulated Experiments in the Teaching of Multi-Channel Laser System in an Undergraduate Course

    Lee Sing, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore; Chia Teck Chee, Nanyang Technological University,, Singapore

    In this article, the authors describe the use of microcomputer simulated experiments in teaching the multi-channel laser system in an undergraduate course. The simulation described here was carried... More

    pp. 25-36

  3. Diagnostic Learning Activities Using DERIVE

    Nurit Zehavi, Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel

    This paper includes a discussion about a method of implementing the computer algebra system Derive for diagnosis and remediation of basic difficulties in mathematics. Learning activities for junior... More

    pp. 37-59

  4. Enacting a Chaos Theory Curriculum Through Computer Interactions

    Judith M. Iseke-Barnes, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada

    This paper begins by examining human-computer interaction from two views of cognition, from the representationist view and the enactivist perspective. A chaos-theory context is then discussed from ... More

    pp. 61-89

  5. Learning Kinematics With a V-Scope: A Case Study

    Ricardo Trumper, University of Haifa, Israel

    The goal of this case study was to check the effect of V-Scope activities in the performance of 11th-grade students in analyzing kinematics graphs. The V-Scope kinematics laboratory consisted of... More

    pp. 91-110

  6. Improving the Learning Environment in First-Year Programming: Integrating Lectures, Tutorials, and Laboratories

    Piyush Maheshwari, School of Computing and Information Technology, Australia

    Described in this paper is the development of a model for delivering the first course in computer programming to large and diverse classes. A group of team teachers, tutors, and lab demonstrators... More

    pp. 111-131

  7. Sets, Subsets, and the Empty Set: Students’ Constructions and Mathematical Conventions

    Rina Zazkis & Chris Gunn, Simon Fraser University, Canada

    This study investigates students' understanding of the basic concepts of introductory set theory: set, set element, cardinality, subset, and the empty set. The data was collected from a group of... More

    pp. 133-169