Electronic Proceedings of the Seventeenth Annual International Conference on Technology in Collegiate MathematicsNew Orleans, Louisiana, October 28-31, 2004Paper S103
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Cognitive Computer Tools in Undergraduate Calculus: A Qualitative Research Study |
Nathan A. Borchelt
Clayton College & State University
5900 North Lee Street
Morrow, GA 30260-0285
USA
NathanBorchelt@removeme.mail.clayton.edu
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The results of a recent research study will be discussed. Student learning was examined as groups engaged in collaborative
mathematical tasks that were facilitated with the use of MathCad. The focus of the study was to determine how the use of a cognitive
computer tool affects the levels of cognitive demand.
Keyword(s): pedagogy, Mathcad
