TY - JOUR
T1 - Student misconceptions caused by misuse of technology
AU - Toda, Magdalena
AU - Paige, Robert
AU - Seshaiyer, Padmanabhan
PY - 2007
Y1 - 2007
N2 - Calculators used widely by students, teachers, scientists, engineers and many others provide an interesting case study of a compelling technology that has helped change the way many professionals work. They not only help in enhancing problem solving skills of most individuals, but also help visualise solutions to problems in a better way. Research supports the claim that calculator use improves student performance in computation, concept development, and problem-solving although a growing number of studies show that there may be a class of errors and misconceptions that are induced by calculators. We review some basic ideas of errors in numerical analysis and discuss in detail the concept of round-off error that is often noticed by both college teachers and high school and undergraduate students when working with such computing aids. We then present experimental results on the performance of a variety of computing aids for solving two problems, perform a statistical analysis of data c
AB - Calculators used widely by students, teachers, scientists, engineers and many others provide an interesting case study of a compelling technology that has helped change the way many professionals work. They not only help in enhancing problem solving skills of most individuals, but also help visualise solutions to problems in a better way. Research supports the claim that calculator use improves student performance in computation, concept development, and problem-solving although a growing number of studies show that there may be a class of errors and misconceptions that are induced by calculators. We review some basic ideas of errors in numerical analysis and discuss in detail the concept of round-off error that is often noticed by both college teachers and high school and undergraduate students when working with such computing aids. We then present experimental results on the performance of a variety of computing aids for solving two problems, perform a statistical analysis of data c
M3 - Article
SP - 10
JO - Journal for Technology in Mathematics Education (former International Journal of Computer Algebra)
JF - Journal for Technology in Mathematics Education (former International Journal of Computer Algebra)
SN - 1744-2710
ER -