Download or read book An Analysis of how the TI 82 Graphing Calculator Affects Students Comprehension and Calculation in Specific Topics in an A P Calculus Class written by Anthony B. Stinson and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Impact of Using Technology on Student Achievement written by Barbara Renee Buckner and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 498 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of TI-Nspire graphing calculator use on student achievement and on teacher behavior variables of planning, teaching, and assessing. This study investigated the teaching of functions by teachers using the TI-Nspire graphing calculator versus teachers using a non-graphing scientific calculator. A review of the literature found that the emergence of calculators and computers has changed the way mathematics is both done and used (Ellington, 2006; Thorpe, 1989; & Kieran, 1992). Research also showed that students can effectively use a graphing calculator as an instructional tool to make and understand different types of representations (Choi-Koh, 2003; Colgan, 1993; and Drijvers & Doorman, 1996). Other studies have shown how graphing calculator use has engaged students in higher level thinking skills (Dessart, DeRidder, Charleen, & Ellington, 1999; Ellington, 2006; Graham & Thomas, 1998; Keller & Hirsch, 1998; Huntley, Rasmussen, Villarubi, Sangtong, & Fey, 2000; & Ronau et al., 2008). Since it is a relatively new tool, there is a limited amount of research on the classroom use of the TI-Nspire. The TI-Nspire is designed to link together multiple-representations within a single problem, so the concept of functions is an ideal context within which to study the impact of the TI-Nspire. This was a quasi-experimental study. The researcher gathered and analyzed pretest, post-test, and post post-test data on student performance on function concepts. The study included a 90 minute classroom observation of each class as well as document analysis of weekly questionnaires, daily lesson plans, and daily assessments. Vignettes employed classroom observations, document analysis, and thick description to triangulate the results of the qualitative analysis. During the summer prior to this study, all teachers attended 12 hours of training over the course of two days with a National Texas Instruments Instructor in which they were trained to use the TI-Nspire graphing calculator. Teachers were then given a TINspire, TI-Nspire emulator and access to online Atomic learning video training (Atomic Learning, 2011), to continue their exploration of the TI-Nspire. The week prior to the study, the teachers attended another day of professional development activity taught by a Texas Instruments Trained Cadre member. This "Function Focused Session" was six hours long and provided review on the TI-Nspire, specific training about teaching the function concept with the TI-Nspire, and time to create lesson plans and activities for this study. During the two weeks of treatment and two weeks of follow up, teachers met once a week for "Weekly Touchdown Sessions" a 90 minute meeting held after school to complete a weekly questionnaire, turn in lesson plans, assessments, and receive further professional development on the TI-Nspire. Providing a trained Texas Instruments Instructor on a weekly basis to answer questions, assist in providing direction for the following week, and meeting weekly with the teachers to complete questionnaires were vital strategies necessary to support teachers with this new technology tool and to assure their fidelity in treatment implementation and control maintenance. All professional development sessions were taught by Texas Instruments trained Instructors. The results from four teachers, each with one treatment class using the TI-Nspire and one control class using a non-graphing scientific calculator, were significant on the pre-test with the control group having a higher mean score than the treatment group and statistical significance on the post post-test with the treatment group having a higher mean score than the control group. While there was a statistically significant effect of Teacher Zeta on the post-post test in comparisons with the other teachers, most of the teacher effect was controlled for within the design of the study. To control for teacher effect, all teachers taught both a treatment and a control class. For each teacher, one of their two algebra classes was randomly assigned to treatment and the other was then assigned to control. There was not enough power in the data to properly analyze the effect of socioeconomic status and special education. This study supports the use of TI-Nspire graphing calculators in Algebra classrooms while studying the concept of functions. This study shows that, while using the TI-Nspire graphing calculator, the use of multiple representations and higher Depth of Knowledge activities can be used to improve student achievement, and impact classroom teaching, and lesson planning. While this study shows the impact of the TI-Nspire graphing calculator for the concept of functions, further research is needed to continue evaluating the impact of the TI-Nspire across additional mathematics topics.

Download or read book Graphing Calculator Guide for the TI 83 to accompany Functions Modeling Change A Preparation for Calculus 2nd Edition written by Eric Connally and published by Wiley. This book was released on 2003-08-08 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Work more effectively using this Graphing Calculator Guide for the TI-83! This guide is designed to accompany Connally’s Functions Modeling Change: A Preparation for Calculus, 2nd Edition. It instructs students on how to utilize their TI-83/82 calculators with this textbook. The TI-86/85 and TI-89 are also discussed. This guide contains samples, tips, and trouble shooting sections to answer students' questions. From the Calculus Consortium based at Harvard University, Functions Modeling Change, 2nd Edition prepares readers for the study of calculus, presenting families of functions as models for change. These materials stress conceptual understanding and multiple ways of representing mathematical ideas. The focus throughout is on those topics that are essential to the study of calculus and these topics are treated in depth.

Download or read book Getting Started with the TI 83 82 Graphing Calculator written by Carl Swenson and published by Wiley. This book was released on 1998-05-07 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Using the TI 84 Plus written by Christopher Mitchell and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2015-06-28 with total page 617 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Summary This easy-to-follow book includes terrific tutorials and plenty of exercises and examples that let you learn by doing. It starts by giving you a hands-on orientation to the TI-84 Plus calculator. Then, you'll start exploring key features while you tackle problems just like the ones you'll see in your math and science classes. Purchase of the print book includes a free eBook in PDF, Kindle, and ePub formats from Manning Publications. About this Book With so many features and functions, the TI-84 Plus graphing calculator can be a little intimidating. But fear not if you have this book in your hand! In it you'll find terrific tutorials ranging from mastering basic skills to advanced graphing and calculation techniques, along with countless examples and exercises that let you learn by doing. Using the TI-84 Plus, Second Edition starts by making you comfortable with the screens, buttons, and special vocabulary you'll use every time you fire up the TI-84 Plus. Then, you'll master key features and techniques while you tackle problems just like the ones you'll see in your math and science classes. You'll even get tips for using the TI-84 Plus on the SAT and ACT math sections! No advanced knowledge of math or science is required. What's Inside Learn hands-on with real examples and exercises Find specific answers fast Compliant with all models of the TI-83 Plus and TI-84 Plus Full coverage of the color-screen TI-84 Plus CE and TI-84 Plus C Silver Edition Christopher Mitchell, PhD. is a research scientist studying distributed systems, the founder of the programming and calculator support site cemetech.net, and the author of Manning's Programming the TI-83 Plus/ TI-84 Plus. Table of Contents PART 1 BASICS AND ALGEBRA ON THE TI-84 PLUS What can your calculator do? Get started with your calculator Basic graphing Variables, matrices, and lists PART 2 PRECALCULUS AND CALCULUS Expanding your graphing skills Precalculus and your calculator Calculus on the TI-83 Plus/TI-84 Plus PART 3 STATISTICS, PROBABILITY, AND FINANCE Calculating and plotting statistics Working with probability and distributions Financial tools PART 4 GOING FURTHER WITH THE TI-83 PLUS/TI-84 PLUS Turbocharging math with programming The TI-84 Plus CE and TI-84 Plus C Silver Edition Now what?

Download or read book The Effects of Graphing Calculators on Student Achievement in AP Calculus AB written by Thomas J. P. Brady and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book TI 82 graphing calculator guide book written by Texas Instruments Instructional Communications and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Math Student s Guide to the Ti 89 Graphing Calculator written by Trish Cabral and published by Brooks/Cole Publishing Company. This book was released on 2003-03-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (126 minutes.) Video designed for students who are new to the graphing calculator or who would like to brush up on their skills.

Download or read book The Effect of Graphing Calculator Use and the Lesh Translation Model on Student Understanding of the Graphical Relationship Between Function and Derivative in a Nonrigorous Calculus Course written by Donald Patrick Kinney and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 656 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Effect of Computer and Calculator Graphics on Students Ability to Mentally Construct Calculus Concepts written by Marian Joan Ellison and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 636 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Graphing Calculator Guide for the TI 84 83 written by Carl Swenson and published by Wiley. This book was released on 2005-02-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Math Students Guide to the TI 83 Plus Graphing Calculator with Trish Cabral written by Trish Cabral and published by Brooks/Cole Publishing Company. This book was released on 2003-03 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (105 minutes.) Video designed for students who are new to the graphing calculator or who would like to brush up on their skills.

Download or read book A Study of the Effect of Using a Graphing Calculator on Students Understanding of the Concept of Limits in Advanced Mathematics Classes written by Michael S. Ramsey and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 65 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Graphing Calculator Manual Intro Stats written by Richard D. de Veaux and published by Addison-Wesley. This book was released on 2005-04 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Organized to follow the sequence of topics in the text, and it is an easy-to-follow, step-by-step guide on how to use the TI-83/84 Plus and TI-89 graphing calculators. It provides worked-out examples to help students fully understand and use the graphing calculator.

Download or read book The Role of Graphing Calculators in Students Algebraic Thinking written by Sandy Margaret Spitzer and published by ProQuest. This book was released on 2008 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chapter 1 provides a review of the literature on the effects of using graphing calculators on students' mathematics achievement. General findings suggest that calculators can have a positive effect on students' performance on assessments. In particular, students using graphing calculators seem to do better on some types of problems, such as those requiring translation between different representations of a function, and perform about the same as students without calculators on procedural symbolic-manipulation problems. In order to identify possible mechanisms for these changes, the chapter explores four possible reasons for students' improved performance: improved representational fluency, wider repertoire of solution strategies, increased reification of mathematical concepts, and changes in classroom processes. While the general trend of improved achievement appears robust, none of the four hypothesized reasons for improvement were substantiated by enough data to be confirmed. While it appears that the basic effects of graphing calculators are relatively well determined, mechanisms for those effects are poorly understood. Chapter 2 presents the result of a study whose goal was to investigate how the presence of graphing calculator technology influences the mathematical ideas that students encounter while solving algebra problems. Thirty-three Algebra II students, divided randomly into two conditions, participated in task-based interviews. In one condition, students were encouraged to solve algebra problems using their graphing calculator, and in the other condition, students solved the same problems with no access to technology. Results indicate that when students used graphing calculators, they were more likely to interpret letters as variables rather than fixed unknowns, used a wider range of strategies, were more likely to use more than one strategy to solve a problem, and expressed deeper levels of conceptual understanding. The differences in conceptual understanding and interpretation of letters were strongly related to the types of strategies that students used to solve problems, with graphing and tables encouraging more sophisticated interpretations and evidence of conceptual understanding.

Download or read book Graphing Calculator Manual for the Ti 83 Plus Ti 84 Plus and Ti 89 written by Patricia Humphrey and published by Addison Wesley Publishing Company. This book was released on 2006-02 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This manual was written to help the student make use of the statistical functions of the Texas Instruments TI-83 plus, TI-84 plus, and TI 89 graphing calculators.

Download or read book Graphing Calculator Manual for the Ti 83 Plus Ti 84 Plus Ti 89 and Ti Nspire for Elementary Statistics written by Kathleen McLaughlin and published by Pearson. This book was released on 2013-04-08 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This manual is organized to follow the sequence of topics in the text, and it is an easy-to-follow, step-by-step guide on how to use the TI-83/84 Plus graphing calculator. It provides worked-out examples to help students fully understand and use the graphing calculator.