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