Graphing calculators and students' conceptions of the derivative.
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.
Alkhateeb
Haitham M
HM
Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Indianapolis, IN 46227, USA. halkhateeb@uindy.edu
Wampler
Justin
J
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001330:Electronic Data Processing; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008433:Mathematics; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods