Graphing calculators and students' conceptions of the derivative.

Full Abstract

This study compared the effect of using graphing calculators on college students' conceptual understanding of the derivative with the traditional teaching approach in Calculus I course. Students (49 men and 52 women) in four classes at a large public university participated. On a posttest, women who were taught calculus using the graphing calculator had significantly higher scores than those taught by the traditional method.

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Author information

Author/s: Alkhateeb, Haitham M (HM); Wampler, Justin (J);

Affiliation: Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Indianapolis, IN 46227, USA. halkhateeb@uindy.edu

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal: Perceptual and motor skills (Percept Mot Skills), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2002-Feb; vol 94 (issue 1) : pp 165-70

Dates: Created 2002/03/08; Completed 2002/09/04; Revised 2004/11/17;

PMID: 11883556, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)

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Humans
Male
Mathematics
Teaching - methods

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