Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching
April 2012 Volume 31, Number 2
Editors
Gary H. Marks
Table of Contents
Number of articles: 5
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Making Sense of Integer Arithmetic: The Effect of Using Virtual Manipulatives on Students’ Representational Fluency
Johnna Bolyard, West Virginia University, United States; Patricia Moyer-Packenham, Utah State University, United States
This study investigated how the use of virtual manipulatives in integer instruction impacts student achievement for integer addition and subtraction. Of particular interest was the influence of... More
pp. 93-113
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Assistive technology and mathematics education: Reports from the field
Emily C. Bouck, Purdue University, United States
Mathematics is a critical content area and assistive technology can benefit students with high incidence disabilities in accessing and achieving in this domain. Yet, the field lacks awareness of... More
pp. 115-138
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Analogy-Integrated e-Learning Module: Facilitating Students’ Conceptual Understanding
Jennifer Florida, La Consolacion College Manila, Philippines
The study deals with the development of an analogy-integrated e-learning module on Cellular Respiration, which is intended to facilitate conceptual understanding of students with different brain... More
pp. 139-157
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Calculus in elementary school: an example of ICT-based curriculum transformation
Andrew Fluck, Dev Ranmuthugala, Chris Chin & Irene Penesis, University of Tasmania, Australia
** Invited as a paper from SITE 2011 ** Integral calculus is generally regarded as a fundamental but advanced aspect of mathematics, and it is not generally studied until students are aged about... More
pp. 159-174
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Pretest/Posttest Plus Prompts: Tools for Research and Evaluation
Sherry Herron & Tamilselvi Gopal, University of Southern Mississippi, United States
We conducted a series of summer workshops on bioinformatics to increase educators’ knowledge of this new field of inquiry with the assumption that their knowledge will, in turn, impact student... More
pp. 175-204