Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching
1999 Volume 18, Number 2
Editors
Gary H. Marks
Table of Contents
Number of articles: 6
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Does Traditional or Reformed Calculus Prepare Students Better for Subsequent Courses? A Preliminary Study
Gerald M. Armstrong & Lee J. Hendrix, Brigham Young University, United States
This paper compares student achievement based upon which calculus program, traditional calculus, Harvard Consortium Calculus, or Calculus Using Mathematica, the student completed. The comparison is... More
pp. 95-103
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From Measuring to Formal Demonstration Using Interactive Computational Geoboards and Recurrent Electronic Charts
Sergei Abramovich, State University of New York at Potsdam, United States; Gary Brown, Marietta High School, United States
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 ... More
pp. 105-134
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A Comparative Analysis of the Effects of Computer-Assisted Instruction on Student Achievement in Differing Science and Demographical Areas
Edwin Christmann & John Badgett, Slippery Rock University, United States
This study compared science students who were exposed to traditional methodology with those who received traditional methodology supplemented with computer-assisted instruction (CAI). From the... More
pp. 135-143
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Student-Generated Multimedia Presentations: Tools to Help Build and Communicate Mathematical Understanding
Melvin (Skip) Wilson, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, United States
This paper describes computer activities that offer middle school students opportunities to cooperatively explore problem situations and connect mathematical understandings to each other, to... More
pp. 145-156
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Science Integrated with Mathematics using Language Arts and Technology: A Model for Collaborative Professional Development
JoAnn V. Cleland, Keith A. Wetzel, Ron Zambo, Ray R. Buss & Peter Rillero, Arizona State University, United States
This study was conducted to examine the effects on science and mathematics instruction of professional development in multimedia-based technology for 26 inservice and 14 preservice teachers.... More
pp. 157-172
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Let’s Abolish Pencil-and-Paper Arithmetic
Anthony Ralston, SUNY at Buffalo and Imperial College, United Kingdom
This article proposes that paper-and-pencil arithmetic no longer be taught in elementary school and that it be replaced by a curriculum which emphasizes mental arithmetic much more than at present,... More
pp. 173-194